strick‧en /ˈstrɪkən/
adjective 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 problemsdrought-stricken/cancer-stricken/tragedy-stricken etc drought-stricken farmers ⇒
grief-stricken,
panic-stricken,
poverty-stricken [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲