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smart from something

 

1. Lit. to get a stinging pain from something. His arm smarted from many mosquito bites. Her legs smarted from the scratches she got from walking through the briars.

2. Fig. to suffer mental distress from something. She smarted from wounded vanity. He smarted for hours from the rude rebuff.

See also: smart