From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgrief-strickenˈgrief-ˌstricken adjective SAD/UNHAPPYfeeling very sad because of something that has happened SYN distraught The grief-stricken widow refused to leave her dead husband’s side.
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grief-stricken• He died of cancer in January 1932, leaving his companions grief-stricken.• It was grief-stricken Abigail who made the final parting gesture.• Mr and Mrs Key are said to be grief-stricken and still undergoing therapy after the loss of their baby sons.• The remainder of the grief-stricken deserters were duly punished.• Her grief-stricken father, who was born in Mossley Hill, was too upset to comment on tragedy last night.• Sure enough, the enraged and grief-stricken Roper is forbidden to work on the case.• Lady Cross's family was too grief-stricken to attend the trial.• His grief-stricken widow destroyed all his cricket clothes and equipment. 