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stricken

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strick·en  (strkn)
v.
A past participle of strike.
adj.
1. Struck or wounded, as by a projectile.
2.
a. Affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion.
b. Incapacitated; disabled.
3. Having the contents made even with the top of a measuring device or container; level: a stricken measure of flour.

stricken
Adjective
badly affected by disease, pain, grief, etc.: flood-stricken areas [past participle of strike]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stricken - grievously affected especially by disease
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
2.stricken - (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"
combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
affected - acted upon; influenced
3.stricken - put out of action (by illness)
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

stricken
adjective affected, hit, afflicted, struck, injured, struck down, smitten, laid low
Translations
stricken [ˈstrɪkən] adj [person] → herido; [city, industry etc] → condenado;
stricken with (arthritis, disease) → afligido por;
grief-stricken → destrozado por el dolor

stricken [ˈstrɪkən] adjtrès éprouvé(e); dévasté(e); [ship] → très endommagé(e);
stricken with → frappé(e) or atteint(e) de

stricken [ˈstrɪkən] adj (person) → leidend;
(city, industry etc) → Not leidend;
stricken with (disease) → geschlagen mit;
(fear etc) → erfüllt von

stricken [ˈstrɪkən] adjprovato/a, affranto/a;
stricken with → colpito/a da

stricken
adj stricken [ˈstrikən]
deeply affected, overwhelmed or afflicted In his youth he was stricken with a crippling disease; grief-stricken parents; panic-stricken crowds. oorweldig مَضْروب ، مُصاب поразен zasažený; sklíčený; posedlý ramt; -ramt; ; slagen; -slagen (schwer) betroffen που έχει πληγεί, χτυπημένος afligido, acongojado (millegi all) kannatav, (millestki) löödud گرفتار vaivaama, lamauttama atteint/frappé (par) מוּכֶּה से अक्रान्त, से पीड़ित, घायत, मरा हुआ ranjen, pogođen vmi által sújtott terkena sleginn colpito 傷ついた (병에) 걸린; (공포 등에) 사로잡힌; 괴로워하고 있는 ištiktas, užkluptas, apimtas panikas pārņemts terkena getroffen rammet; hjemsøkt dotknięty atingido cuprins/lovit (de) поражённый postihnutý; skľúčený; posadnutý prizadet pogođen drabbad, hårt prövad, []slagen ได้รับความเดือดร้อน uğramış, tutulmuş 受...折磨的 уражений, розбитий کی زد میں bị tác động mạnh ...折磨


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The stricken horse upon which the lion leaped shrieked out its terror and its agony.
No more -- no more -- no more --(Such language holds the solemn sea To the sands upon the shore) Shall bloom the thunder0blasted tree, Or the stricken eagle soar!
He had scarcely ceased, ere the huge creature, stricken dead, dropped headlong, turning over and over in space as he fell.
 
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