ˈstrikən adjective
Etymology: from past participle of strike (I)
1. archaic : having reached an advanced stage — usually used in the phrase stricken in years
2. : having the contents leveled off even with the top
a stricken measure of grain
3. : hit or wounded by or as if by a missile
a stricken deer that left the herd long since — William Cowper
4.
a.
(1) : afflicted with or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow
was stricken at the height of his career
wrapped the stricken man in his coat and sat down beside him — Irving Bacheller
shows how a stricken region … can adjust valiantly to harsh conditions — Muna Lee
— often used in combination
grief- stricken
palsy- stricken
panic- stricken
poverty- stricken
(2) : showing the effect of or as if of disease, misfortune, or sorrow
the whole company had a stricken look — Kenneth Roberts
the most stricken landscape we had yet seen — George Farwell
b. : made incapable or unfit : incapacitated
destroyers … swarmed around the stricken vessel — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
• strick·en·ly adverb