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Marred

//mɑːd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Spoiled; harmed or damaged.
  2. 2
    Of a person, perplexed or troubled obsolete
  3. 3
    Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft. Yorkshire
Adjective
  1. 1
    blemished by injury or rough wear wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mar form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From mar.

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