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stricken

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstɹɪkən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪkən
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R IH1 K AH0 N 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
  • Esperanto: trafita — struck by something
  • German: ergriffen — struck by something
  • German: heimgesucht — struck by something
  • German: betroffen — struck by something
  • German: verwundet — struck by something
  • German: gedrückt — struck by something
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