stricken

Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪkən/

The English word “stricken” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Struck 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.

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.

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