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单词 perplexing
释义

perplexing

adjective

per·​plex·​ing pər-ˈplek-siŋ How to pronounce perplexing (audio)
: difficult to understand : causing confusion
A perplexing feature of insomnia is that people seem to overestimate their sleep loss. Rita L. Atkinson et al.
Chronic acalculous biliary disorders are among the most perplexing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in medicine. Richard M. Gore
A perplexing problem, often encountered by cat owners, is that of a refusal to use the litterbox after using it for years in the past. Susan L. Mathews
perplexingly adverb
a perplexingly complex problem
This was all that I could observe of her in the dim light and under the perplexingly strange circumstances of our meeting. Wilkie Collins

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined above

perplexing 1 of 2

adjective

as in baffling

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • baffling
  • puzzling
  • bewildering
  • confusing
  • confounding
  • confused
  • frustrating
  • muddled
  • disconcerting
  • disorganized
  • disjointed
  • inconsistent
  • unorganized
  • unusual
  • disordered
  • illogical
  • incoherent
  • bizarre
  • disorderly
  • irrational
  • strange
  • disconnected
  • absurd
  • unconnected
  • curious
  • eccentric
  • unreasonable
  • ridiculous
  • fallacious
  • outlandish
  • odd
  • choppy
  • weird
  • peculiar
  • foolish
  • inexplicable
  • nonsensical
  • preposterous
  • invalid
  • unconvincing
  • meaningless
  • outré
  • silly
  • unsound
  • asinine
  • screwy
  • unexplainable
  • nutty
  • unaccountable
  • senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • coherent
  • systematic
  • reasonable
  • connected
  • logical
  • compelling
  • valid
  • orderly
  • sensible
  • rational
  • solid
  • plausible
  • sound
  • convincing
  • systematized
  • persuasive
  • satisfying
  • organized
  • ordered
  • cogent
  • clear
  • unmistakable
  • unequivocal
  • unambiguous
  • transparent
  • lucid
  • perspicuous
  • clear-cut
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perplexing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of perplex
1
as in complicating
to make complex or difficult let's not perplex the issue further with irrelevant concerns

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • complicating
  • embarrassing
  • confusing
  • intensifying
  • complexing
  • complexifying
  • sophisticating
  • entangling
  • elaborating
  • confounding
  • expanding
  • muddling
  • developing
  • snarling
  • tangling
  • magnifying
  • mixing (up)
  • messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • simplifying
  • streamlining
  • cutting
  • facilitating
  • unraveling
  • shortening
  • easing
  • straightening (out)
  • abbreviating
  • untangling
  • disentangling
  • oversimplifying
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2
as in puzzling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty the question perplexed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • puzzling
  • baffling
  • bewildering
  • confusing
  • befuddling
  • mystifying
  • vexing
  • embarrassing
  • bemusing
  • confounding
  • disturbing
  • disorienting
  • stunning
  • discombobulating
  • rattling
  • upsetting
  • muddling
  • posing
  • bothering
  • flustering
  • bamboozling
  • unsettling
  • flummoxing
  • fuddling
  • muddying
  • addling
  • mazing
  • befogging
  • getting
  • graveling
  • disconcerting
  • distressing
  • beating
  • foxing
  • discomfiting
  • disquieting
  • buffaloing
  • blowing one's mind
  • dismaying
  • discomforting
  • mortifying
  • gravelling
  • stumping
  • perturbing
  • going to one's head
  • misleading
  • sticking
  • abashing
  • agitating
  • beguiling
  • nonplussing
  • discountenancing
  • unhinging
  • deceiving
  • nonplusing
  • weirding out
  • discomposing
  • misguiding
  • humbugging
  • fazing
  • deluding
  • tricking
  • hoaxing
  • fooling
  • gulling
  • chagrining
  • duping
  • snowing
  • hoodwinking
  • cozening
  • stringing along
  • taking in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfying
  • assuring
  • reassuring
  • informing
  • enlightening
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