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stricken

adjective strick·en \ˈstri-kən\

: powerfully affected by disease, trouble, sorrow, etc.

Full Definition of STRICKEN

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>

: hit or wounded by or as if by a missile <the deer had been stricken by an arrow>

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Middle English striken, from past participle of striken to strike

First Known Use: 14th century

STRICKEN Defined for Kids

adjective strick·en \ˈstri-kən\

: showing the effect of disease, misfortune, or sorrow <a grief-stricken look>

: hit or wounded by or as if by an object that was shot or thrown

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