stricken
/ˈstɹɪkən/ adjectif B1En français : frappé, affligé, rayé des listes
- 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.
Dans la bibliothèque
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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