Definition of "sorrow-stricken" []

• Stricken with sorrow; pained; grieved; sorrowful.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "By building special assembly barracks in many prison camps, the Young Men's Christian Associations have created real havens for sorrow-stricken inmates of these camps, giving them the opportunity to hold classes, pursue handicrafts of a high order, and to generally organize in a manner most useful to overcome the depressing influence of camp life."
• "Amidst the grief and rage that followed, Belgium found it fitting to nominate one sorrow-stricken doctor and father of three lovely daughters from Gaza for the Nobel Prize, in recognition of his efforts to promote peace between Palestinians and Israelis."
• "While his sorrow-stricken mother was bewailing his loss, and the rest of us were lamenting with her, the witches suddenly commenced to screech so loud that you would have thought a hare was being run down by the hounds!"