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stricken definition

stricken (strik′ən)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

strike

adjective

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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