Difference between Struck and Stricken

What is the difference between Struck and Stricken?

Struck as a verb is (delete) while Stricken as a verb is (deleted, hit)

Struck

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (delete) (hit)

Example sentence: It is not, of course, complete yet - but some sentences were understood this afternoon... I feel that I have at last struck the solution of a great problem - and the day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid onto houses just like water or gas - and friends converse with each other without leaving home.

Stricken

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: struck by somethingdisabled or incapacitated by somethingremoved or rubbed out(warships): removed from a country's naval register, ex. the United States Naval Vessel Register

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (deleted, hit)

We hope you now know whether to use Struck or Stricken in your sentence.

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