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单词 perplexed
释义

perplexed

adjective

per·​plexed pər-ˈplekst How to pronounce perplexed (audio)
1
: filled with uncertainty : puzzled
2
: full of difficulty
perplexedly
pər-ˈplek-səd-lē How to pronounce perplexed (audio) -ˈplekst-lē How to pronounce perplexed (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • baffled
  • confounded
  • hard put
  • hard-pressed
  • nonplussed
  • nonplused
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Example Sentences

He gave her a perplexed look. The explanation left me thoroughly perplexed.
Recent Examples on the Web Carvel, a bit perplexed, was fine with that but asked why. Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum were somewhat perplexed. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021 But for those of us who are a bit perplexed about Smart’s quarterback usage against Florida, that’s the whole point. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021 Raiders coach Jon Gruden looked perplexed and miffed Monday night, and not just with his football team. Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021 And the couple is really perplexed to see their house show up on real estate listing sites. Andy Meek, BGR, 5 Aug. 2021 Martín Pérez struck out Kansas City’s Michael A. Taylor to end the second inning Saturday then looked around perplexed as his teammates ran off the field. BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2021 In the era of Donald Trump, those conversations turned dramatically less admiring and much more perplexed and even pitying. Thomas Chatterton Williams, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021 Two major elements of Friday's latest episode of The Mandalorian has some fans rather excited, but others a bit perplexed. James Hibberd, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

perplexed

adjective

per·​plexed pər-ˈplekst How to pronounce perplexed (audio)
: unable to understand something clearly or to think clearly

perplexed 1 of 2

adjective

as in baffled
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do the convoluted instructions for calibrating a high-definition television will leave many consumers utterly perplexed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • baffled
  • bewildered
  • confused
  • embarrassed
  • nonplussed
  • nonplused
  • flustered
  • confounded
  • at a loss
  • hard put
  • hard-pressed
  • disconcerted
  • put to it
  • fazed
  • put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undaunted
  • unfazed
  • composed
  • untroubled

perplexed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of perplex
1
as in complicated
to make complex or difficult let's not perplex the issue further with irrelevant concerns

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • complicated
  • embarrassed
  • confused
  • intensified
  • complexed
  • sophisticated
  • complexified
  • entangled
  • elaborated
  • expanded
  • confounded
  • muddled
  • snarled
  • developed
  • tangled
  • magnified
  • mixed (up)
  • messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • simplified
  • streamlined
  • shortened
  • abbreviated
  • eased
  • cut
  • facilitated
  • straightened (out)
  • unraveled
  • oversimplified
  • disentangled
  • untangled
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2
as in puzzled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty the question perplexed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • puzzled
  • baffled
  • bewildered
  • confused
  • mystified
  • befuddled
  • flummoxed
  • stunned
  • bemused
  • vexed
  • embarrassed
  • confounded
  • flustered
  • disoriented
  • disturbed
  • discombobulated
  • bothered
  • upset
  • bamboozled
  • rattled
  • muddled
  • posed
  • fuddled
  • mazed
  • muddied
  • foxed
  • addled
  • unsettled
  • befogged
  • nonplussed
  • got
  • buffaloed
  • stumped
  • disconcerted
  • graveled
  • beat
  • discomfited
  • dismayed
  • mortified
  • agitated
  • vext
  • stuck
  • distressed
  • disquieted
  • perturbed
  • abashed
  • chagrined
  • blew one's mind
  • gravelled
  • discomforted
  • fazed
  • went to one's head
  • nonplused
  • misled
  • discountenanced
  • discomposed
  • deluded
  • misguided
  • weirded out
  • unhinged
  • deceived
  • beguiled
  • duped
  • fooled
  • tricked
  • humbugged
  • strung along
  • hoodwinked
  • gulled
  • snowed
  • cozened
  • took in
  • hoaxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfied
  • assured
  • reassured
  • informed
  • enlightened
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