They were horror stricken at the news.
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Stricken
//ˈstɹɪkən//
Synonyms for "stricken" (64 found)
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8 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- връхлетян adj (struck by something)
- поразен adj (struck by something)
Esperanto
1 entries- trafita adj (struck by something)
German
4 entries- betroffen adj (struck by something)
- ergriffen adj (struck by something)
- gedrückt adj (struck by something)
- heimgesucht adj (struck by something)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
He was a strong boy, full of life, before he was stricken with the plague.
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At the age of ten Caroline was stricken with typhus. The disease permanently stunted her growth.
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Heavy rain throughout the night has hampered efforts to rescue survivors from the stricken ferry.
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