grief-stricken
21stricken — strick|en [ˈstrıkən] adj formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc ▪ Fire broke out on the stricken ship. stricken by/with ▪ a country stricken by severe economic problems drought stricken/cancer stricken/tragedy stricken… …
22stricken — adj. 1 affected or overcome with illness or misfortune etc. (stricken with measles; grief stricken). 2 levelled with a strickle. 3 (often foll. by from etc.) US Law deleted. Phrases and idioms: stricken in years archaic enfeebled by age.… …
23stricken — Synonyms and related words: affected, agonized, broken, broken down, brokenhearted, crushed, cut up, dashed, deep troubled, demoralized, desolate, desolated, devoured by, disconsolate, grief stricken, heart stricken, heart struck, heartbroken,… …
24stricken — North American or archaic past participle of strike. adjective [often in combining] seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling: grief stricken. ↘(of a face or look) showing great distress. Phrases stricken in years… …
25stricken — adj 1. wounded, smitten, hit, struck, hurt, injured, laid low. 2. beset, afflicted, plagued, tormented, persecuted; tortured, torn, harrowed, wracked, agonized. 3. overcome, overwhelmed, crushed, broken, undone, Inf. done in; demoralized,… …
26-stricken — UK / US [strɪkən] suffix used with some nouns to describe people or things affected by serious problems or unpleasant emotions poverty stricken grief stricken …
27grief-strick|en — «GREEF STRIHK uhn», adjective. stricken with grief or sorrow …
28stricken — (adj.) 1510s, wounded, affected (by disease, trouble, etc.), adjective use of archaic pp. of STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.). Figurative meaning overwhelmed with terror, grief, etc. is from 1530s. An earlier development is reflected in 13c. phrase… …
29grief — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great, inconsolable, intense, overwhelming, real ▪ personal, private ▪ I felt awkward at intrud …
30stricken — strickenly, adv. /strik euhn/, v. 1. a pp. of strike. adj. 2. hit or wounded by a weapon, missile, or the like. 3. beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow: stricken areas; a stricken family. 4. deeply affected, as with grief, fear …
