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The definition of stricken is afflicted or affected by an unpleasant truth, undesirable feeling or bad medical condition, or a look of great distress.

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When you are overcome with having the flu, this is an example of a time when you are stricken.
When you are overcome with grief and sadness, this is an example of a time when you are stricken.

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transitive verb, intransitive verb

strike

adjective

struck or wounded, as by a missile
afflicted or affected, as by something painful or very distressing: the stricken man, a stricken conscience
having the contents level with the top of a container

See stricken in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

A past participle of strike.

adjective

Struck or wounded, as by a projectile.
a. Affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion.
b. Incapacitated; disabled.
Having the contents made even with the top of a measuring device or container; level: a stricken measure of flour.

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