stricken
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, devastating, entire, incurable, other, threatened
VERB + STRICKEN
conveyed, rate
STRICKEN + NOUN
areas, countries, ferry, grief, news, plague, typhus
PREP.
from, from, in, than, with
ADV.
once
Definitions
adj
Struck by something.
The town was stricken by a devastating earthquake that left many buildings in ruins.
Disabled or incapacitated by something.
Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
Services had to be diverted, damaged lines restored, and materials for coastal defence and relief supplies conveyed to the stricken areas with all possible speed.
Disabled or incapacitated by something.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The town was stricken by a devastating earthquake that left many buildings in ruins.
WiktionaryTurning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little
WiktionaryServices had to be diverted, damaged lines restored, and materials for coastal defence and relief supplies conveyed to the stricken areas with all possible speed.
WiktionaryThey were horror stricken at the news.
Tatoeba · #305827He was a strong boy, full of life, before he was stricken with the plague.
Tatoeba · #3348267At the age of ten Caroline was stricken with typhus. The disease permanently stunted her growth.
Tatoeba · #3958898