perplexed
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5.1
- adjective
- /pərˈplɛkst/
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perplejo
- When I saw the complicated math problem, I felt completely perplexed and didn't know where to start.
- perplexed look
- very perplexed
- really perplexed
And Amy got this completely perplexed look on her face.
- And Amy got this completely perplexed look on her face.
- Now you might be perplexed by that, but in fact, he was correct.
- It just happened this morning and, and she was quite perplexed and upset.
- But even as a neuroscientist, sometimes I'm perplexed at how the hippocampus works.
- As you can see, I'm a little bit intimidated and perplexed.
- And perhaps even then, perplexed enough to wonder whether Hegel actually got all this stuff right or not.
- Now let's talk about a phenomenon that has long intrigued and perplexed people for probably thousands of years, and that's redheads.
- So to me, I, I'm still perplexed as to, you know, why the why there's this insistence on only one form of evidence.
- So I'm sometimes perplexed that people are trying to mimic human consciousness rather than think about creating something that's different.
- And I was legitimately perplexed with weight.
Examples
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But when we wonder what to put in its place, we are extremely perplexed.
Academic text (1990) -
And Amy got this completely perplexed look on her face.
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Now you might be perplexed by that, but in fact, he was correct.
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So, there I am, perplexed about what to do.
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William looks at her, perplexed and a little hurt.
Fiction book (2000) -
But we must remember that recipients are also angry and perplexed.
Academic text (1995) -
Jane, from the high-risk group, when asked about her feelings about the future, said: "I am very perplexed."
Academic text (2004) -
"But his lordship is supposed to be old!" She looked most perplexed and rather distraught.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I wasn't the person in the accident," I said, perplexed and unsettled.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then she does a belly-dance wiggle and turns to Ted, who is truly perplexed.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
692
1.3
Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening
82
4.9
Confused and unsure because different ideas or instructions do not agree
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3.0
Unable to understand something because you feel confused
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5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
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6.7
Unable to understand what is happening
3
8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
2
9.9
Confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected
1
5.9
Not able to understand what is happening and feeling puzzled
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8.1
Not able to understand what is happening or what to do
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5.3
Feeling confused and not knowing what is happening or what to do
Feeling confused when you cannot understand something
Confused and unable to think clearly
Feeling very confused and not able to understand something unexpected
Confused and unable to think clearly
Confused and not sure what to do
Antonyms
How Confused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perplexed comes from Latin parts per- meaning 'completely' and plex meaning 'to twist', the same plex in complex. So, if your thoughts are 'twisted together' it is hard to understand things, which is why perplexed means very confused.