# marred

Pronunciation: US say "MAHRD" /mɑɹd/; UK say "MAHD" /mɑːd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of mar. — simple past and past participle of mar
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of mar. Use it for something that was spoiled or damaged earlier.
   - _A long crack marred the otherwise flawless marble surface._
   - _The celebration was marred by a power outage halfway through._

## Adjective

2. Spoiled and overly indulged; gone soft from having always been given one's own way. *(dialectal, Yorkshire)*
   - Simple: Spoiled and soft from getting too much care and never being told no.
   - _He called his nephew a marred child who had never known a day's hardship._
   - _Years of being doted on by everyone had left her thoroughly marred._

## Adjective

3. Of a person, perplexed or troubled in mind; bewildered and ill at ease. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Confused and upset, not sure what to do or think.

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3** — From Middle English marred, merred ("troubled, distressed, vexed, bewildered"), from Old English *mierred, ġemyrred ("disturbed, troubled"), the past participle of mierran ("to hinder, obstruct, trouble"); it is equivalent to mar + -ed.
**Meaning 1** — From "mar."

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