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perplexity (noun)

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  • perplexity — perplex ► VERB ▪ cause to feel baffled; puzzle greatly. DERIVATIVES perplexity noun (pl. perplexities) . ORIGIN from Latin perplexus entangled …   English terms dictionary

  • perplexity — noun 1) he scratched his head in perplexity Syn: confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, mystification, bemusement; informal bamboozlement, discombobulation 2) the perplexities of international relations Syn: complexity …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • perplexity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English perplexite, from Middle French perplexité, from Late Latin perplexitat , perplexitas, from Latin perplexus Date: 14th century 1. the state of being perplexed ; bewilderment 2. something that perplexes… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perplexity — noun /pəˈplɛksɪti,pəɻˈplɛksədi/ a) The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused. b) Something that perplexes …   Wiktionary

  • perplexity — noun 1 (U) the feeling of being confused or worried by something you cannot understand 2 (countable usually plural) something that is complicated or difficult to understand: moral perplexities …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • perplexity — UK [pə(r)ˈpleksətɪ] / US [pərˈpleksətɪ] noun Word forms perplexity : singular perplexity plural perplexities 1) [uncountable] a confused feeling that you have because you cannot understand something They stared in perplexity at the map. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • perplexity — per|plex|i|ty [ pər pleksəti ] noun 1. ) uncount a confused feeling because you cannot understand something: CONFUSION: They stared in perplexity at the map. 2. ) count usually plural something that makes a subject or situation difficult to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • perplexity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Uncertainty based on doubt] Syn. bewilderment, confusion, quandary; see doubt 2 , uncertainty 2 . 2. [Difficulty causing uncertainty] Syn. complication, crisis, emergency; see difficulty 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • perplexity — /pəˈplɛksəti/ (say puh pleksuhtee) noun (plural perplexities) 1. a perplexed or puzzled condition; uncertainty as to what to think or do. 2. something that perplexes. 3. tangled, involved, or confused condition …  

  • perplex — verb cause (someone) to feel baffled. Derivatives perplexed adjective perplexedly adverb perplexing adjective perplexingly adverb perplexity noun (plural perplexities). Orig …   English new terms dictionary

  • perplex — ► VERB ▪ cause to feel baffled; puzzle greatly. DERIVATIVES perplexity noun (pl. perplexities) . ORIGIN from Latin perplexus entangled …   English terms dictionary

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