marred

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑːd/, /mɑɹd/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d === 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. ==== Adjective ==== marred (comparative more marred, superlative most marred) Spoiled; harmed or damaged. (obsolete) Of a person, perplexed or troubled (Lancashire, Yorkshire, of a child) Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft. ===== Related terms ===== mard mardy marredness === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== marred simple past and past participle of mar