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perplexedper‧plexed /pəˈplekst $ pər-/ adjective   - Julie, perplexed by her boyfriend's sudden outburst, kept out of his way.
- Mr Rice was staring at the report with a perplexed expression on his face.
- The sudden ups and downs of the stock market have left analysts perplexed.
- What's wrong? You look perplexed.
- A little perplexed, he left the second mug of Pils on the table.
- I arrived perplexed, cold and totally ill-prepared as a young naval officer at Wilhelmshaven that winter.
- Ideas and Information is a guide for the perplexed.
- Mr. Straw I can not understand the Secretary of State is looking perplexed.
- One is perplexed how it affects the rest of the lunar cycle.
- The perplexed driver took him to a police station - which then contacted Steve.
confused because something is difficult to understand► puzzled completely unable to understand why or how something happened, especially because it is very different from what you expect: · I'm a little puzzled - why did you call her yourself when I specifically told you I would do it?· After my explanation, Mandy still had a puzzled expression on her face.puzzled by/at: · The doctor was puzzled by the man's symptoms and ordered several further tests. ► baffled very confused and unable to understand something, even though you have tried hard for a long time: · "I still can't figure this out," said Dane, baffled.baffled by/at: · At times the old man seemed baffled by his surroundings.baffled as to/about: · Detectives admit they are baffled about the killer's motive. ► perplexed formal confused and worried by an event or situation that you do not understand: · Mr Rice was staring at the report with a perplexed expression on his face.· The sudden ups and downs of the stock market have left analysts perplexed.perplexed by: · Julie, perplexed by her boyfriend's sudden outburst, kept out of his way. ► mystified if someone is mystified by something, they are completely unable to understand it, and they are often very surprised by it: · "How could you possibly have known that?" he asked, totally mystified.mystified by: · Army officials are mystified by the illnesses that have struck veterans of the Gulf War. confused and worried by something that you do not understand SYN puzzled:  The student looked at him, perplexed. Perplexed investors tried to work out what the deal meant.—perplexedly /pəˈpleksədli, -ˈplekstli $ pər-/ adverb |