STRICKEN

adj. 1 Usually, stricken by. struck (down) (by), hit (by), laid low (by or with), affected (by or with), afflicted (with), racked (by or with) He was stricken by pneumonia but is recovering 2 affected (by), smitten (by), overwhelmed (by or with), overcome (by or with), plagued (by or with), tormented (by); broken, crushed, demoralized, broken-hearted, grief-stricken He was stricken by her beauty During the plague year, commerce virtually ceased with the stricken city of London.