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View definitions for stricken

stricken

adjective as in hurt

Strongest match

Weak matches

adjective as in removed

Strongest match

adjective as in overwhelmed

adjective as in afflicted

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Example Sentences

In homes, and in hospitals here, many are stricken by fear.

From BBC

In addition to her work with the human rights center, Mrs. Kennedy co-chaired the Coalition of Gun Control, marched in labor demonstrations and led projects that helped restore neighborhoods stricken with poverty.

From Salon

The legendary soprano, stricken by illness, would no longer perform in the title role of Vincenzo Bellini's "Norma" before an esteemed assembly that included the President of Italy.

From Salon

“I don’t get depressed, but I couldn’t move, I was stricken with fear,” Swick said.

Quayle’s stricken look — a rictus of shock and humiliation — spoke to the devastation of the rejoinder after which, it’s fair to say, his callow image never fully faded.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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