Associations to the word «Stricken»

Wiktionary

STRICKEN, adjective. Struck by something.
STRICKEN, adjective. Disabled or incapacitated by something.
STRICKEN, adjective. Removed or rubbed out.
STRICKEN, adjective. (warships) Having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.
STRICKEN, verb. Past participle of strike
STRICKEN THROUGH, verb. Past participle of strike through

Dictionary definition

STRICKEN, adjective. Grievously affected especially by disease.
STRICKEN, adjective. (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck".
STRICKEN, adjective. Put out of action (by illness).

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.