struck, stricken

What is the difference?

stricken
North American or archaic past participle of STRIKE.

• adjective 1 seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling. 2 (of a face or look) showing great distress.

Examples (US English):

The car was struck from behind, just before the gas tank exploded. (I don't think you'd usually see "stricken" here).

This locomotive was stricken from the roster and sold as scrap in December 1956. (I don't think you'd usually see "struck" in this case.)

<The car was struck from behind, just before the gas tank exploded. (I don't think you'd usually see "stricken" here).

This locomotive was stricken from the roster and sold as scrap in December 1956. (I don't think you'd usually see "struck" in this case.) >

So, are the meanings of the words the same, in American English, or not?

They're basically the same, but I agree with the Guest above you: "struck" is usually used as the past participle of "strike" when it's used in a literal sense (something hitting another), and "stricken" is usually used for the sense of removing something from a list, text, etc.

- Kef

<and "stricken" is usually used for the sense of removing something from a list, text, etc. >

Is that the meaning in "stricken with fever"?

>> <and "stricken" is usually used for the sense of removing something from a list, text, etc. >

Is that the meaning in "stricken with fever"? <<

No -- "stricken with fever" is a third meaning (as in "suffering from fever")