adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈstɹɪkən/
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rhymes with -ɪkən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Struck by something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The town was stricken by a devastating earthquake that left many buildings in ruins.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Disabled or incapacitated by something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Disabled or incapacitated by something.
Having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
past participle of strike
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
conscience-smitten
awe-struck
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smitten, struck
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
grievously affected especially by disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: afflicted
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
put out of action (by illness)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: laid low(p)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
поразен
(porazen)
— struck by something
Bulgarian:
връхлетян
(vrǎhletjan)
— struck by something