marred
adj/mɑːd/ · /mɑɹd/
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
Obsolete Of a person, perplexed or troubled
3
Yorkshire, Of a child Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft.
- Related terms
- mard, mardy, marredness