STRICKEN


Meaning of STRICKEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstri-kən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.