struck

v. hit something or someone with force.

v. past tense of strike, meaning to deliver a physical blow or to come into forceful contact with a surface.

“The ship struck a large rock hidden just below the water.”

“The vehicle struck the barrier at high speed, but the safety features prevented any serious injury to the driver.”

v. to make you think or feel something about a person or situation.

v. to produce a specific mental impression or to occur to someone's mind.

“It struck me as strange that he didn't say hello to us.”

“The candidate's refusal to answer direct questions struck the interview panel as a sign of professional insecurity.”

v. to happen or attack suddenly, like a disaster or a disease.

v. to affect someone or something suddenly and usually unpleasantly.

“Tragedy struck the small town when the factory closed down.”

“Disaster struck the expedition just miles from the summit when a sudden blizzard forced an immediate retreat.”

v. to take something off a list or a record.

v. to delete or cancel something from a formal record or document; often used with 'from'.

“The judge ordered that the witness's last comment be struck from the record.”

“The controversial clause was struck from the final contract after hours of intense negotiation between the legal teams.”

Formal

adj. strongly affected by a feeling or a situation.

adj. functioning as a participial adjective meaning strongly affected or overcome by a particular emotion or condition.

“She stood there, struck dumb by the beauty of the mountains.”

“Struck by a sudden wave of nostalgia, he spent the afternoon wandering through the streets of his childhood neighbourhood.”

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