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
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I saw her stricken face looking up at us.
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
An Associated Press reporter, one of the many national news outlets now covering the trial, documented how stricken Rosemary appeared.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
There's of course the ill health effects of radiation releases from Japan's stricken reactors--effects that could extend far beyond Japan's borders and its people.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2011
Reserve goalkeeper Sergio Rico was in a serious condition in a Seville hospital after a horse-riding accident a week earlier and thoughts of the stricken Spaniard were at the forefront of every mind.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Stricken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stricken. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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stricken
adjective
strick·en
ˈstrik-ən 
1
: troubled with disease, misfortune, or sorrow
2
: hit or wounded by or as if by an object that was thrown
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