stricken
adjective (stricken); old past participle of the verb strike
Everyday
- Badly affected by something bad, such as illness, sadness or disaster: a stricken ship, a grief-stricken family. tree →
- Showing great shock or pain: a stricken face. tree →
- (in compounds) panic-stricken, terror-stricken, poverty-stricken, grief-stricken. tree →
In the lessons
Used in news and stories about disasters and strong feelings: the stricken town after the earthquake, a stricken look. Compounds tell the reader what caused the suffering. Toad is «panic-stricken» when he thinks the police are coming.
Examples
- Rescue boats went out to the stricken ship. tree →
- The grief-stricken family held each other. tree →
- Toad was panic-stricken at the sound of the police. tree →
- Aid was sent to the flood-stricken villages. tree →
- She gave him a stricken look. tree →
- The poverty-stricken children had no shoes. tree →
- The stricken plane landed safely. tree →
- Our poor man was stricken with fear and threw himself on the ground. tree →
Note
Today the normal past form of strike is «struck»; «stricken» survives mostly as an adjective. «Struck by lightning», but «panic-stricken».
In Jewish tradition
"Stricken in age" is an old way to say very old, advanced in years, as said of Abraham and of King David. Stricken can also mean hit or struck by trouble, as when Isaiah asks where the people can still be hit, or "sorely stricken" in mourning.
Interpretation. Abraham and Sarah's great age makes the promise of a son a miracle. Tradition says Isaac's birth shows that God's promises do not depend on what is usual. Isaiah's question is read as saying that the people have already been punished so much that more blows would do no good unless they return to God.
Examples
- And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (Torah GEN.24.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. — (Torah GEN.18.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- On what part will ye yet be stricken, seeing ye stray away more and more? (Prophets ISA.1.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- NOW KING David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he could get no heat. (Prophets 1KI.1.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail; for the sweet cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, sorely stricken. (Prophets ISA.16.7, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today the normal past form of strike is «struck»; «stricken» survives mostly as an adjective. «Struck by lightning», but «panic-stricken».
Early Modern English
Meaning
Affected or weighed down by age or grief; in "well stricken in age" it means far advanced in years. tree →
Then and now
Today "stricken" mostly appears in phrases like "grief-stricken" or "stricken ship." "Well stricken in age" is an old phrase meaning very old.
Examples
- And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (Torah GEN.24.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Seeing Pinocchio so grief-stricken, she asked him anxiously: (The Adventures of Pinocchio) tree →
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. — (Torah GEN.18.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: struck.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «stricken» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «stricken» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «stricken» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «stricken» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «stricken» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «stricken» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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