- stricken with disease
- infected with disease, fallen ill
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
stricken with disease
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stricken — adjective formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc: Supplies of medicine were rushed to the stricken city. (+ by/with): stricken with a fatal disease | poverty stricken (=very poor): poverty stricken areas riddled with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stricken — /ˈstrɪkən / (say strikuhn) adjective 1. struck; hit or wounded by a weapon, missile, or the like. 2. smitten or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow: stricken by illness. 3. deeply affected, as with horror, fear, or other emotions. 4.… …
stricken — strickenly, adv. /strik euhn/, v. 1. a pp. of strike. adj. 2. hit or wounded by a weapon, missile, or the like. 3. beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow: stricken areas; a stricken family. 4. deeply affected, as with grief, fear … Universalium
stricken — strick•en [[t]ˈstrɪk ən[/t]] v. 1) a pp. of strike 2) wounded by or as if by a missile 3) beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow 4) characterized by or showing the effects of affliction: stricken features[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
stricken — (strike) strick·en || strɪkÉ™n v. hit; collide with; attack, assault; afflict with a disease; injure by biting; impress; produce a spark; stamp; eliminate; arrive at; reach; instill; temporarily cease working as a protest; make strick·en ||… … English contemporary dictionary
stricken — (adj.) 1510s, wounded, affected (by disease, trouble, etc.), adjective use of archaic pp. of STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.). Figurative meaning overwhelmed with terror, grief, etc. is from 1530s. An earlier development is reflected in 13c. phrase… … Etymology dictionary
Plague (disease) — Plague is a deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis) . Plague is a zoonotic, primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to humans via fleas. Plague is notorious throughout… … Wikipedia
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — /kroyts felt yah kawp/, Pathol. a rare, usually fatal brain disorder caused by an unidentified pathogen and characterized by progressive dementia, blindness, and involuntary movements. Also, Creutzfeldt Jacob disease. Also called Jakob… … Universalium
contract a disease — be infected with a disease, be stricken with an ailment … English contemporary dictionary
