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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
Spanish stricken [ˈstrɪkən] adj [person] → herido; [city, industry etc] → condenado;
stricken with (arthritis, disease) → afligido por;
grief-stricken → destrozado por el dolor

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

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

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

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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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