Main Entry: strick·en

Pronunciation: \ˈstri-kən\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English striken, from past participle of striken to strike

Date: 14th century

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>