stricken

strick·en

adj \ˈstri-kən\

Definition of STRICKEN

1

a : afflicted or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow b : made incapable or unfit <rescuers were sent to the stricken ship>

2

: hit or wounded by or as if by a missile <the deer had been stricken by an arrow>

Examples of STRICKEN

1. I saw her stricken face looking up at us.

Origin of STRICKEN

Middle English striken, from past participle of striken to strike

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with STRICKEN

chicken, quicken, sicken, thicken