stricken
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stricken
- /ˈstɹɪkən/
Rhymes with -ɪkən
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more stricken · most stricken · striken
- Struck by something. The town was stricken by a devastating earthquake that left many buildings in ruins.
- Disabled or incapacitated by something. Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp o
- Having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.
verb striken
- past participle of strike Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: afflicted, sick, ill, affected, smitten, laid low, distress, tormented, distressed, troubled, bereaved, plagued, aggrieved, damaged, blighted, battered
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adj struck by something
| Deutsch | ergriffen, heimgesucht, betroffen, verwundet, gedrückt |
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title = {stricken},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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