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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 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • perplexedly adverb
  • perplexedness noun
  • self-perplexed adjective
  • unperplexed adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï 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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The ruling followed a tense hearing last week during which Wilson grilled Keenan, appearing increasingly perplexed at the government’s logic in offering Kirk a deal.

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As we sat in her apartment, I was perplexed by the airy bites, which seemed like little nuggets of fried nothingness.

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In court Monday, Wilson grilled Keenan, appearing increasingly perplexed at the government’s logic in offering Kirk a deal.

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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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