adj.
Pronunciation: ' stri-k ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English striken, from past participle of striken to strike
Date: 14th century
1 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>
2 : hit or wounded by or as if by a missile <the deer had been stricken by an arrow>