- grief-stricken adj
- ['ɡriːf'strɪk(ə)n]
affranto (-a)
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grief-stricken adj
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grief-stricken — grief .stricken adj feeling very sad because of something that has happened ▪ The grief stricken widow refused to leave her dead husband s side … Dictionary of contemporary English
grief-stricken — [adj] sad, sorrowful anguished, cheerless, dejected, depressed, despairing, devastated, distressed, down, heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, hurting, inconsolable, melancholy, miserable, morose, overcome, troubled, unhappy, woebegone; concept… … New thesaurus
grief-stricken — ADJ GRADED If someone is grief stricken, they are extremely sad about something that has happened. [FORMAL] ...the grief stricken family... The Queen was grief stricken over his death … English dictionary
grief-stricken — [grēf′strik΄ən] adj. stricken with grief; keenly distressed; sorrowful … English World dictionary
grief-stricken — /greef strik euhn/, adj. overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
stricken — adj. afflicted 1) stricken with 2) (misc.) grief stricken; poverty stricken * * * [ strɪkən] poverty stricken (misc.) grief stricken [ afflicted ] stricken with … Combinatory dictionary
stricken — adj. 1 affected or overcome with illness or misfortune etc. (stricken with measles; grief stricken). 2 levelled with a strickle. 3 (often foll. by from etc.) US Law deleted. Phrases and idioms: stricken in years archaic enfeebled by age.… … Useful english dictionary
stricken — adj 1. wounded, smitten, hit, struck, hurt, injured, laid low. 2. beset, afflicted, plagued, tormented, persecuted; tortured, torn, harrowed, wracked, agonized. 3. overcome, overwhelmed, crushed, broken, undone, Inf. done in; demoralized,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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
stricken — strick|en [ˈstrıkən] adj formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc ▪ Fire broke out on the stricken ship. stricken by/with ▪ a country stricken by severe economic problems drought stricken/cancer stricken/tragedy stricken… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
