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- [smahrt]
- /smɑrt/
- /smɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smahrt]
- /smɑrt/
Definitions of smarted word
- verb without object smarted to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound. 1
- verb without object smarted to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application, a blow, etc. 1
- verb without object smarted to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound. 1
- verb without object smarted to suffer keenly from wounded feelings: She smarted under their criticism. 1
- verb without object smarted to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something. 1
- verb with object smarted to cause a sharp pain to or in. 1
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Origin of smarted
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; (v.) Middle English smerten, Old English -smeortan (only in the compound fyrsmeortende painful like fire), cognate with Old High German smerzan (German schmerzen); (adj.) Middle English smerte, smart quick, prompt, sharp, orig., biting, smarting, late Old English smearte, akin to the v.; (adv. and noun) Middle English smerte, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Smarted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smarted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
smarted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smarted
adjective smarted
- abled — having a range of physical powers as specified (esp in the phrases less abled, differently abled)
- fined — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
- whizzed — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
verb smarted
- ached — to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached.
Antonyms for smarted
adjective smarted
- dimmed — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
- dizzied — Simple past tense and past participle of dizzy.
- dumbed — Simple past tense and past participle of dumb.
- dunned — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- fainted — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
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