smites
Deals heavy blows
Smites is the third-person singular of smite, meaning to strike forcefully or defeat utterly.
The word carries biblical and archaic overtones—God smites the wicked, a hero smites his enemies.
In contemporary use, smite often appears humorously or in fantasy contexts: The paladin smites the demon.
To be smitten is to be struck, usually by love or infatuation.
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- ireIntense fury
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
vengeance · retribution · punishment · judgment · outrage · resentment · temper · choler
Sustained experience of distress
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
curse · tribulation · calamity · scourge · blight · pestilence · misfortune · doom
Mass outbreaks of disease
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
locusts · firstborn · prophets · miracles · covenant · vengeance · righteousness · almighty
Severe widespread destruction
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- decimationNear-total destruction
- ruinationState of complete destruction
wreckage · demolition · eradication · razing · desolation · vanquishing · crushing · leveling
fury
Intense violent anger
indignation · vengeance · retribution · punishment · judgment · outrage · resentment · temper · choler · displeasure
hit
Successful contact or strike
hammer · bash · wallop · thump · whack · smack · clout · knock · swat · thwack
suffering
Sustained experience of distress
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
plague · curse · tribulation · calamity · scourge · blight · pestilence · misfortune · doom · ruin
plagues
Mass outbreaks of disease
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
wrath · locusts · firstborn · prophets · miracles · covenant · vengeance · righteousness · almighty · scripture
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- decimationNear-total destruction
ruination · wreckage · demolition · eradication · razing · desolation · vanquishing · crushing · leveling · toppling
infatuation
Short-lived intense attraction
- enchantMagically captivate someone
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
- charmAttractive personal quality
enthrall · mesmerize · captivate · enamor · beguile · spellbind · lovestruck · besotted · dazzle
- smitten kittenEnamored feline, rhyming