Meaning perplexity
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perplexityc. 1300, "bewilderment," from Old French perplexite "confusion, perplexity," from Late Latin perplexitatem (nominative perplexitas), from Latin perplexus "confused, involved, [..]
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perplexitycomplicaiton, bewilderment, confusion, puzzle, disconcert.
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perplexityThe state of being confused.
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perplexity(n) trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
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perplexity a state of being bewildered and concerned; a distrust of one's own ability and a search for reassurance.
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perplexity
The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.
Something that perplexes.
* '''1942''', Rebecca West, ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon'' (Canongate 2006), page 149:
*: The Emperor, who [..]
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perplexitylang=en
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* '''1813''' — . ''''.
*: Mrs. Gardiner went away in all the perplexity about Elizabeth and her Derbyshire friend that had attended her from that part of the world. His name had [..]
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