stricken

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Seriously affected by something bad such as illness or disaster.

   The town was stricken by a devastating earthquake.

2. 2
   adj

   Suddenly overwhelmed by a strong feeling.

   She stood there, stricken with grief at the news.

3. 3
   verb

   Past participle of strike.

   The match had to be stricken from the record.

From Middle English striken, ystriken, from Old English stricen, ġestricen, from Proto-West Germanic *strikan, from Proto-Germanic *strikanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *strīkaną (“to strike”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian strieken, Dutch gestreken, German Low German streken, German gestrichen.

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