{f} hit; collide with; attack, assault; afflict with a disease; injure by biting; impress; produce a spark; stamp; eliminate; arrive at; reach; instill; temporarily cease working as a protest; make
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"
If a person or place is stricken by something such as an unpleasant feeling, an illness, or a natural disaster, they are severely affected by it. a family stricken by genetically inherited cancer Foreign aid workers will not be allowed into the stricken areas. Stricken is also a combining form. He was panic-stricken at the thought he might never play again. drought-stricken areas. very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc