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strick·en

(strĭk′ən)

A past participle of strike.

adj.

1. Struck or wounded, as by a projectile.

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.

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stricken

(ˈstrɪkən)

adj

1. (Pathology) laid low, as by disease or sickness

2. deeply affected, as by grief, love, etc

3. (Pathology) archaic wounded or injured

[C14: past participle of strike]

ˈstrickenly adv

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strick•en

(ˈstrɪk ən)

v.

1. a pp. of strike.

adj.

2. wounded by or as if by a missile.

3. beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow.

4. characterized by or showing the effects of affliction: stricken features.

[1610–20]

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Adj.	1.	stricken - grievously affected especially by disease afflicted 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" smitten, 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) laid low 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 Foreign aid workers will not be allowed into the stricken areas. a family stricken by genetically inherited cancer

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Translations

مَضْروب ، مُصاب

posedlýsklíčenýzasažený

ramtslagen

betroffen

atteint

sújtott

sleginn

colpito

apimtasištiktasužkluptas

bēdu sagrauztsgrief-strickenpanic-strickenpanikas pārņemtspiemeklēts

hjemsøkt rammet

postihnutý

tutulmuşuğramış

受...折磨的

stricken

[ˈstrɪkən]

A. (o.f.) PP of strike

B. ADJ

1. (= distressed, upset) → afligido, acongojado
to be stricken with → estar afligido por
to be stricken with grief → estar agobiado por el dolor
she was stricken with remorse → le remordía la conciencia

2. (= damaged) [ship etc] → destrozado, dañado; (= wounded) → herido; (= ill) → enfermo; (= suffering) → afligido; (= doomed) → condenado
the stricken families → las familias afligidas
the stricken city → la ciudad condenada, la ciudad destrozada

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stricken

[ˈstrɪk^ən] adj [face, voice] → très éprouvé(e); [area] → dévasté(e); [ship, boat] → très endommagé(e)
to be stricken with, to be stricken by [person] (fear) → être en proie à; (illness, grief) → être frappé(e) par
to be stricken with, to be stricken by [city, area] (drought, famine, disease) → être frappé(e) par

stricken

(old) ptp of strike

adj (liter: = wounded) → verwundet; (= afflicted) → leidgeprüft, schwer geprüft; (with grief) → schmerzerfüllt, gramgebeugt (liter); (= ill) → leidend (geh); ship, plane → in Not; (= horrified) person → wie vom Blitz getroffen or vom Donner gerührt; expression → niedergeschlagen; stricken with guilt/fear etc → von Schuld/Angst etc erfüllt, von Angst ergriffen; stricken in years → hochbetagt (geh); to be stricken by or with illness → leidend sein (geh); to be stricken with blindness → mit Blindheit geschlagen sein (geh); to be stricken by drought/famine → von Dürre/Hungersnot geplagt or heimgesucht werden

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stricken

[ˈstrɪk/ən]

1. (old) pp of strike

2. adj (distressed, upset) → colpito/a; (wounded) → ferito/a; (damaged, ship) → in avaria; (city) → colpito/a
grief stricken → affranto/a
she was stricken with remorse → fu presa dal rimorso

stricken

(ˈstrikən) adjective

deeply affected, overwhelmed or afflicted. In his youth he was stricken with a crippling disease; grief-stricken parents; panic-stricken crowds.

stricken

a. afectado-a súbitamente; afligido-a.

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Jurgis stood stricken dumb, and his heart gave a leap like a mad thing.

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The stricken horse upon which the lion leaped shrieked out its terror and its agony.

Amidst the cracking of the rifles and the growls of the carnivora rose the death screams of stricken men and horses as they were dragged down by the blood-mad cats.