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stricken

[ strik-uhn ]

verb

  1. a past participle of strike.


adjective

  1. hit or wounded by a weapon, missile, or the like.
  2. beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow:

    stricken areas; a stricken family.

  3. deeply affected, as with grief, fear, or other emotions.
  4. characterized by or showing the effects of affliction, trouble, misfortune, a mental blow, etc.:

    stricken features.

stricken

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adjective

  1. laid low, as by disease or sickness
  2. deeply affected, as by grief, love, etc
  3. archaic.
    wounded or injured
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦°ì±ð²Ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦°ìIJÔ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦°ìî€½Ä²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stricken1

First recorded in 1530–40
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stricken1

C14: past participle of strike
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But there were no major incidents, other than a brief red flag to recover the stricken Alpine of Jack Doohan, who stopped on track when the car cut out.

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Mushtaq Muhammad, who was in the train's third carriage, recalled the "unforgettable" attack and passengers stricken with panic.

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Minutes later, they were comforting the stricken widow, holding her hand as she showed them old photos of a family trip to the Grand Canyon.

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"The gap Muhsin leaves is massive," she told the BBC, adding that she knew for a fact that there there were "a large number of queer Muslims around the world who are grief stricken".

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So, there is a cavalry, but it's stricken right now.

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