Difference between Stuck and Perplexed

What is the difference between Stuck and Perplexed?

Stuck as an adjective is trapped and unable to move while Perplexed as an adjective is confused or puzzled.

Stuck

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: trapped and unable to move unable to progress

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become or remain attached; to adhere.

Example sentence: We humans can get used to anything. It really is remarkable. The problem is that we often use this glorious ability of ours to stay stuck in mediocrity. Oh, the years we waste adapting to lousy marriages, soul-sucking jobs, being friends with people who are rude to waitresses.

Perplexed

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Confused or puzzled.Bewildered.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.

Example sentence: Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

We hope you now know whether to use Stuck or Perplexed in your sentence.

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