Stricken — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grievously affected especially by disease

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈɪkən/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈɪkən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈɪkən/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈɪkən/.

Examples

conscience-smitten
awe-struck

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smitten struck laid low afflicted

Parts of Speech

adjective	grievously affected especially by disease
adjective	(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming “conscience-smitten”
adjective	put out of action (by illness)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angeschlagen

besonders von Krankheiten stark betroffen

🇫🇷French

sinistré

gravement touché, notamment par la maladie

🇪🇸Spanish

afligido

gravemente afectado especialmente por la enfermedad

🇮🇹Italian

colpito

gravemente colpiti soprattutto dalle malattie

🇳🇱Dutch

getroffen

zwaar getroffen, vooral door ziekte

🇵🇹Portuguese

ferido

gravemente afetado, especialmente por doenças

🇷🇺Russian

пораженный

особенно сильно пострадал от болезни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

त्रस्त

विशेषकर बीमारी से गंभीर रूप से प्रभावित

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাতপ্রাপ্ত

বিশেষ করে রোগ দ্বারা গুরুতরভাবে প্রভাবিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தாக்கப்பட்டது

குறிப்பாக நோயால் கடுமையாக பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

అలుముకుంది

ముఖ్యంగా వ్యాధి ద్వారా తీవ్రంగా ప్రభావితమవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रस्त

विशेषतः रोगाने गंभीरपणे प्रभावित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયગ્રસ્ત

ખાસ કરીને રોગથી ગંભીર રીતે પ્રભાવિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಡಿದಿದೆ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರೋಗದಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിയേറ്റു

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രോഗം ബാധിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰਿਆ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

زدہ

خاص طور پر بیماری سے شدید متاثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受打击的

尤其是受到疾病的严重影响

🇯🇵Japanese

被災した

特に病気によって深刻な影響を受ける

🇰🇷Korean

맞은

특히 질병으로 인해 심각한 영향을 받음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị ảnh hưởng

đặc biệt bị ảnh hưởng nặng nề bởi bệnh tật

🇹🇭Thai

ทุกข์ทรมาน

ได้รับผลกระทบหนักมากโดยเฉพาะโรคภัยไข้เจ็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkena

sangat terkena dampaknya terutama karena penyakit

🇵🇭Filipino

tinamaan

lubhang apektado lalo na ng sakit

🇲🇾Malay

dipukul

terjejas teruk terutamanya oleh penyakit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المنكوبة

تتأثر بشدة وخاصة من المرض

🇮🇷Persian

زده

به شدت تحت تأثیر بیماری قرار گرفته است

🇹🇷Turkish

kapılmış

özellikle hastalıktan ağır şekilde etkileniyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּכֶּה

מושפע קשות במיוחד ממחלה

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The primary meaning of 'stricken' is 'grievously affected especially by disease'.

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