strike down

• فعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى إسقاط شخص أرضًا، أو إلغاء قانون أو قاعدة، أو التسبب في موت مفاجئ أو مرض.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of knocking someone down, invalidating a law or rule, or causing sudden death or illness.

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1. To cause death or serious illnessformal

   To kill or severely affect someone, often suddenly, with a disease or illness.

   أَصابَ بِالمَرَضِ أَو المَوتِ

   • The plague struck down thousands of people in the Middle Ages.
   • He was struck down by a sudden heart attack.
   • The disease struck down the entire herd of cattle.

   المرادفاتafflictcut downfellkillslaysmite

   الأضدادresurrectrevive

2. To invalidate or overturnformal

   To declare a law, rule, or decision as invalid, especially by a court.

   إبطال أو نقض

   • The Supreme Court struck down the controversial law.
   • The judge struck down the motion as unconstitutional.
   • The new regulation was struck down by the appeals court.

   المرادفاتabrogateannulinvalidatenullifyoverruleoverturnquashrescindreverserevokeset asidevoid

   الأضدادaffirmratifysustainupholdvalidate

3. To knock someone downinformal

   To hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground.

   أوقع أرضًا

   • The boxer struck down his opponent with a powerful punch.
   • The car struck down the pedestrian crossing the street.
   • He was struck down by a stray branch during the storm.

   المرادفاتbowl overdeckfellfloorknock downknock overlay outprostrate

الفعل الأساسيstrike