Definition of stricken
1a : 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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The first known use of stricken was in the 14th century
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