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perplexed

[ per-plekst ]

adjective

  1. bewildered; puzzled:

    a perplexed state of mind.

  2. complicated; involved; entangled.


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Other Word Forms

  • ··· [per-, plek, -sid-lee], adverb
  • ·Ļ·Ա noun
  • -· adjective
  • ܲp· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perplexed1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English perplex “confused,” from Latin perplexus ( per-, complex ) + -ed 2
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He talked to anyone in the fledgling government he could find, but all appeared perplexed why he was reaching out to them in the first place.

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So much so that one time later in life my mother even questioned it, perplexed by my desire to re-pilgrimage the park in times good or bad.

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As well as being perplexed at how their side lost, PSG fans will also feel aggrieved at some decisions that went against them early on.

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And so astronomers were perplexed: do we do with these?

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"I'm pretty perplexed right now how many people are filthy rich like me and aggressively trying to get richer."

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