mid-13c., "struck hard, afflicted, visited with disaster," past-participle adjective from smite. Sense of "inspired with love" is from 1660s.
conscience-smitten
Smith & Wesson
smithereens
Smithfield
Smithsonian
smithy
smitten
smock
smog
smoggy
smokable
smoke
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