1. severely damaged, destroyed, or tormented by something
Usage: often used with ‘with’ or ‘by’

Examples

• She was wracked with guilt after the accident.
• The country was wracked by civil war for decades.
• His body was wracked with pain from the illness.
• The company was wracked by financial scandals.
• He lay awake, wracked with worry about his daughter.
• The storm-wracked coastline showed signs of severe erosion.
• She was wracked with sobs at the funeral.