stricken

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

grievously affected especially by disease
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
put out of action (by illness)

Adj

Struck by something.
Disabled or incapacitated by something.
Disabled or incapacitated by something.
Having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.

Verb

past participle of strike

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English striken, ystriken, from Old English stricen, ġestricen, from Proto-West Germanic *strikan, from Proto-Germanic *strikanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *strīkaną (“to strike”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian strieken, Dutch gestreken, German Low German streken, German gestrichen.

Synonyms

afflicted, laid low, smitten, struck

Scrabble Score: 14

stricken is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stricken is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stricken is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

stricken is a valid Words With Friends word