Stricken with Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
Used to describe someone who is badly affected or overwhelmed by something negative, such as an illness, emotion, or disaster.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Mainly formal or literary. Often used with negative nouns like 'grief', 'illness', 'poverty', 'sorrow'. Sounds dramatic and emphasizes being strongly affected, usually not for small problems. Common phrase: 'stricken with disease/panic/remorse'.
جمل نموذجية
After hearing the news, she was stricken with grief.
basic
He was stricken with a serious illness for months.
basic
Many people were stricken with fear during the storm.
basic
He sat alone, stricken with regret about his decision.
natural
Entire communities were stricken with poverty after the factory closed.
natural
Travelers were stricken with food poisoning after eating at the market.
natural