(ˈpleɪɡˌrɪdən) or plague-stricken. adjective. afflicted by the plague or a plague. crowded, plague-ridden prisons. She went among her plague-stricken people to pray God to end the pestilence.

What does it mean when something is stricken?

1a : afflicted or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow. b : made incapable or unfit rescuers were sent to the stricken ship. 2 : hit or wounded by or as if by a missile the deer had been stricken by an arrow.

What does death stricken mean?

adjective. Struck down by death; very close to death; mortally wounded (from a blow, etc.) or ill.