stricken
/ˈstrɪkən/
adjective
- Seriously affected by something unpleasant, such as disease, grief, or trouble.
- The village was stricken by a terrible drought that lasted for months.
- She was stricken with grief after losing her beloved dog.
- The entire region was stricken by the economic crisis.
- Showing the effects of a strong emotion or shock.
- Her stricken face told everyone that something terrible had happened.
- He stood stricken, unable to speak after hearing the shocking news.
- The stricken look in his eyes made her heart ache.
verb
- Past participle of strike (to hit, to affect suddenly, or to stop work as a protest).
- The tree had been stricken by lightning during the storm.
- He was stricken from the list of candidates due to a technicality.
- The workers have stricken for better wages and safer conditions.