Smite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

affect suddenly with deep feeling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈaɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /smˈaɪt/.

Examples

He was smitten with love for this young girl
afflict with the plague

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

afflict

Parts of Speech

verb	inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
verb	affect suddenly with deep feeling “He was smitten with love for this young girl”
verb	cause physical pain or suffering in “afflict with the plague”

Word Forms

afflictive	adjective	causing misery or pain or distress
affliction	noun	a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlagen

mit der Hand, einem Werkzeug oder einer Waffe einen schweren Schlag versetzen

🇫🇷French

frapper

infliger un coup violent à, avec la main, un outil ou une arme

🇪🇸Spanish

herir

infligir un fuerte golpe con la mano, una herramienta o un arma

🇮🇹Italian

colpire

infliggere un duro colpo con la mano, con uno strumento o con un'arma

🇳🇱Dutch

slaan

een zware slag toebrengen met de hand, een stuk gereedschap of een wapen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ferir

infligir um golpe forte com a mão, uma ferramenta ou uma arma

🇷🇺Russian

поразить

нанести сильный удар рукой, инструментом или оружием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हराना

हाथ, उपकरण या हथियार से भारी प्रहार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত

হাত, একটি হাতিয়ার, বা একটি অস্ত্র দিয়ে একটি ভারী আঘাত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடி

கை, ஒரு கருவி, அல்லது ஒரு ஆயுதம் கொண்டு, ஒரு பலத்த அடியை ஏற்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

చేతితో, సాధనంతో లేదా ఆయుధంతో భారీ దెబ్బ వేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मारणे

हाताने, साधनाने किंवा शस्त्राने जोरदार प्रहार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મારવું

હાથ, સાધન અથવા શસ્ત્ર વડે ભારે ફટકો મારવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಡೆಯಿರಿ

ಕೈ, ಉಪಕರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಆಯುಧದಿಂದ ಭಾರೀ ಹೊಡೆತವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിക്കുക

കൈകൊണ്ടോ ഉപകരണം കൊണ്ടോ ആയുധം കൊണ്ടോ കനത്ത പ്രഹരം ഏൽപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰੋ

ਹੱਥ, ਇੱਕ ਸੰਦ, ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਝਟਕਾ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مارنا

ہاتھ، کسی آلے، یا ہتھیار سے بھاری ضرب لگانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重击

用手、工具或武器对人造成重击

🇯🇵Japanese

殴る

手、道具、または武器で大きな打撃を与える

🇰🇷Korean

강타

손, 도구, 무기를 사용하여 강한 타격을 가하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh đòn

giáng một đòn mạnh vào tay, dụng cụ hoặc vũ khí

🇹🇭Thai

ฟาดฟัน

ทุบตีอย่างรุนแรงด้วยมือ เครื่องมือ หรืออาวุธ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memukul

memberikan pukulan keras pada, dengan tangan, alat, atau senjata

🇵🇭Filipino

hampasin

magdulot ng isang malakas na suntok sa, gamit ang kamay, kasangkapan, o sandata

🇲🇾Malay

pukul

memberikan pukulan yang kuat pada, dengan tangan, alat, atau senjata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اضرب

إلحاق ضربة قوية باليد أو بأداة أو بسلاح

🇮🇷Persian

ضربه زدن

با دست، ابزار یا سلاح ضربه سنگینی به آن وارد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

vurmak

el, alet veya silahla ağır darbe vurmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַכּוֹת

להנחית מכה כבדה, ביד, בכלי או בנשק

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The primary meaning of 'smite' is 'inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon'.

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Using 'smite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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