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marred

/mɑːd/

marred adjective: spoiled; harmed or damaged. Also the simple past and past participle of mar.

Adjective

marred (comparative more marred, superlative most marred)

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

Also used as

marred is also the simple past and past participle of mar.

Forms of marred

comparativemore marred
superlativemost marred

Origin of marred

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.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words that rhyme with marred

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Questions about marred

What does marred mean?
Marred means spoiled; harmed or damaged.
What part of speech is marred?
Marred is an adjective.
How do you pronounce marred?
Marred is pronounced /mɑːd/.

Words near marred in the dictionary

  1. Marrawah
  2. Marraweeney
  3. Marrazzo
  4. Marrazzos
  5. marre
  6. marred
  7. marredness
  8. Marree
  9. Marrees
  10. marrellid
  11. marrellomorph

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