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perplexity

Pronunciation: /pəˈplɛksɪti/

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Definition of perplexity

noun (plural perplexities)

[mass noun]
  • 1inability to deal with or understand something:she paused in perplexity
  • [count noun] (usually perplexities) a complicated or baffling situation or thing:the perplexities of international relations
  • 2 archaic an entangled state:the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus 'entangled, confused' (see perplex)

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