stricken
/ˈstɹɪkən/ adjective B1- Struck by something. · The town was stricken by a devastating earthquake that left many buildings in ruins.
- Disabled or incapacitated by something.
- Having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.
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She was actually stricken dumb for five seconds.
The three men entered the fatal room together, while the horror-stricken butler followed at their heels, closing the door behind him to shut out the terrible scene from the maid servants.
I stared at it horror-stricken, not knowing what was about to issue from it.
Now our prisoner sat up, looked round him with a horror-stricken face, and passed his hand over his forehead, like one who cannot believe his own senses.
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