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marred

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɑːd/ / /mɑɹd/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English marred, merred (“troubled, distressed, vexed, bewildered”), from Old English *mierred, ġemyrred (“disturbed, troubled”), past participle of Old English mierran, ġemyrran (“to hinder, obstruct, force, trouble, err”), equivalent to mar + -ed.

  1. Spoiled; harmed or damaged.
  2. Of a person, perplexed or troubled
  3. Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft.

verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. simple past and past participle of mar