perplexed

per·plexed

P0204300 (pər-plĕkst′)adj.1. Filled with confusion or bewilderment; puzzled.2. Full of complications or difficulty; involved.

[Middle English, from perplex, confused, from Old French perplexe, from Latin perplexus : per-, per- + plexus, past participle of plectere, to entwine; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

per·plex′ed·ly (-plĕk′sĭd-lē) adv.

perplexed

(pəˈplɛkst) adjconfused and worried; at a loss

per•plexed

(pərˈplɛkst)

adj. 1. bewildered; puzzled. 2. complicated; involved; entangled. [1350–1400; Middle English perplex confused (< Latin perplexus; see per-, complex) + -ed²] per•plex′ed•ly, adv.

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Adj.

perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"unperplexed - experiencing no difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

perplexed

adjective puzzled, confused, stumped, baffled, bewildered, mixed up, muddled, bemused, confounded, mystified, fazed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, befuddled, flummoxed She is perplexed about what to do for her daughter.

perplexed

adjectiveMentally uncertain:addled, addlepated, confounded, confused, confusional, muddle-headed, turbid.Informal: mixed-up.

Translations

困惑的

perplex

(pəˈpleks) verb to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand. She was perplexed by his questions.困惑perˈplexed adjective困惑的perˈplexedly (-ˈpleksid-) adverb困惑地perˈplexity nounShe stood there in perplexity.茫然不解

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Synonyms for perplexed

adj puzzled

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adj mentally uncertain

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adj full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

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