stricken

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The eyes of father and daughter followed him in silence Ultor De Lacy seemed first absolutely terror-stricken, and then suddenly inflamed with ungovernable fury.

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  1. verb A past participle of strike.
  2. adjective Struck or wounded, as by a projectile.
  3. adjective Affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion.
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  • Panic-stricken, they flee, scattering like cockroaches in a kitchen when the light is turned on. —  William K. Wolfrum Chronicles
  • What one word would you like to see stricken from the English language? —  Shakesville
  • They seemed terror-stricken, and made no attempt to oppose the warrior ants, except by clinging to them. —  The Ontario Readers Third Book
  • By this time my men were demoralized and panic-stricken, and the poor fellows begged me, if the doctor would not try to cure them, to get a priest to confess them all. —  Voyage of the Liberdade
  • I was panic-stricken, and my nerve broke. —  I Married a Ranger
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