stricken
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adjective \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>
See Examples of STRICKEN
- 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
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