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stricken: Meaning and Definition of
strick•en
Pronunciation: (strik'un), [key] — v.
- a pp. of
—adj. - hit or wounded by a weapon, missile, or the like.
- beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow: stricken areas; a stricken family.
- deeply affected, as with grief, fear, or other emotions.
- characterized by or showing the effects of affliction, trouble, misfortune, a mental blow, etc.: stricken features.
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