perplexity

noun

/pəˈpleksəti/

/pərˈpleksəti/

(plural perplexities)

(formal)

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[uncountable] the state of feeling confused and worried because you do not understand something synonym confusion
- His comments have been the source of much perplexity and debate.
- in perplexity Most of them just stared at her in perplexity.
[countable, usually plural] something that is difficult to understand
- the perplexities of life

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.

单词	perplexity
释义	perplexity noun /pəˈpleksəti/ /pərˈpleksəti/ (plural perplexities) (formal) jump to other results [uncountable] the state of feeling confused and worried because you do not understand something synonym confusion His comments have been the source of much perplexity and debate. in perplexity Most of them just stared at her in perplexity. [countable, usually plural] something that is difficult to understand the perplexities of life Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.
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