Meaning & use
stricken
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seriously affected or overwhelmed by something distressing, such as disease, grief, or disaster.
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The stricken village struggled to rebuild after the flood.
She looked stricken when she heard the news of her friend's accident.
A note on using this word
Stricken often appears in compounds like 'grief-stricken,' 'panic-stricken,' or 'poverty-stricken,' each specifying exactly what has overwhelmed the subject.
Words with a similar meaning
afflicteddevastated
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