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stricken

/ˈstɹɪkən/
Meanings
  • Verb

    1. To afflict or strike with misfortune, illness, or disaster.

    - "The hurricane struck the coastal towns with great force."
    - "The news of his father's death left him stricken with grief."
  • Verb

    2. To mark or cross out (a name, word, or line) as a sign of rejection or cancellation.

    - "The teacher would often strike the names of students who misbehaved."
    - "The editor struck out several sentences from the manuscript."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈstɹɪkən/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with stricken
hacken , slacken , whacken
Homonyms
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  1. strike (en) : To hit or attack

  2. strike (en) : To mark or cross out as a sign of rejection or cancellation

Homophones
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  1. strike (en) : To hit or attack

  2. streak (en) : A long, narrow mark or line

Variants
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stricken , strike , strike it rich , strikes , strikes it rich , striking , striking it rich , struck , struck it rich , panic-stricken , planet-stricken , planet-struck , poverty-stricken , conscience-stricken , grief-stricken , strike down , strikes down , striking down , struck down , strike off , strikes off , striking off , struck off , strike out , strikes out , striking out , struck out
Forms
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stricken (past tense and past participle of strike)

Etymology
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Old English striccan: to strike, to rub, press, or grind.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'stricken' comes from the Old English word 'striccan', which means 'to strike, rub, press, or grind'.

  2. The term 'stricken' is often used in legal contexts to describe a party that is no longer able to bring a claim against another party due to the passage of time.

Related Concepts
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  1. affliction: A state of suffering or misery caused by illness, adversity, or misfortune.

  2. calamity: A disastrous event causing great and often sudden damage or distress.

Culture
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Stricken has been used extensively in literature and poetry to describe affliction, misfortune, or calamity. In William Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth laments her husband's inability to 'unscrew his mind' and be 'unhaunted' after committing regicide, saying 'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which, like the leaf-rolled vine, reaches over other vines to blot the sun, and can bear no more, lest it wilt.' (Act I, Scene V).

How to Memorize "stricken"

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  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'stricken' with misfortune, calamity, or affliction.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Stricken, like a stick, hits hard and leaves a mark.'

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