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Meaning of stricken in English

stricken
adjective
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/ˈstrɪk.ən/ us
/ˈstrɪk.ən/
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suffering severely from the effects of something unpleasant:
All the oil from the stricken tanker has now leaked into the sea.
My country has been stricken by war for the past five years.
He has been stricken with grief since the death of his wife.
emergency aid for famine-stricken countries
a poverty-stricken area
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stricken
adjective
us
/ˈstrɪk·ən/
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suffering severely from the effects of something:
She grew up in a poverty-stricken area of the state.
The little boy got absolutely panic-stricken when his mother left the doctor’s office.
(Definition of stricken from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of stricken

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This time there was plenty of fighting in strange jungle conditions, where the troops were furthermore stricken with smallpox.
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People have always been wary of being unexpectedly stricken by disease.
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Those stricken with catastrophic illnesses had even fewer remedies. 41.
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The 143,000 acres planted for the 1936 crop in this drought stricken county realised a mere $181,000.
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His memories of his first wife appeared to be less grief stricken.
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When conventional eloquence breaks down, what takes its place if not the sight of the stricken speaker?
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Translations of stricken

in Chinese (Traditional)
受嚴重侵害的，遭受重創的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
受严重侵害的，遭受重创的…
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siniestrado, afligido, asolado…
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sinistrado, afligido, assolado…
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kapılmış, uğramış, tutulmuş…
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atteint/frappé (par)…
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getroffen…
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zasažený, sklíčený, posedlý…
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ramt, -ramt, slagen…
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terkena…
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ได้รับความเดือดร้อน…
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bị tác động mạnh…
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dotknięty, cierpiący…
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drabbad, hårt prövad, [panik]slagen…
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terkena…
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(schwer) betroffen…
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rammet, hjemsøkt…
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уражений, розбитий…
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пораженный, оцепеневший…
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