perplexity

per·plex·i·ty

 (pər-plĕk′sĭ-tē)

n. pl. per·plex·i·ties

1. The state of being perplexed or puzzled.

2. The state of being intricate or complicated: "the perplexity of life in twentieth-century America" (Daniel J. Boorstin).

3. Something that perplexes: the perplexities of English pronunciation.

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perplexity

(pəˈplɛksɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the state of being perplexed

2. the state of being intricate or complicated

3. something that perplexes

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per•plex•i•ty

(pərˈplɛk sɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state of being perplexed; bewilderment.

2. something that perplexes.

3. an entangled or confused condition or situation.

[1350–1400; Middle English perplexite < Old French < Late Latin perplexitās= Latin perplex(us) (see perplexed) + -itās -ity]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" closed book, enigma, mystery, secret - something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" maze, tangle, snarl - something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" dilemma, quandary - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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perplexity

noun

1. puzzlement, confusion, bewilderment, incomprehension, bafflement, mystification, stupefaction There was utter perplexity in both their expressions.

2. (usually plural) complexity, difficulty, mystery, involvement, puzzle, paradox, obscurity, enigma, intricacy, inextricability the perplexities of quantum mechanics

3. difficulty, dilemma, snarl, fix (informal), uphill (S. African), how-do-you-do (informal), can of worms (informal), knotty problem My chief perplexity was how to interpret the words.

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perplexity

noun

1. A stunned or bewildered condition:

befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor, trance.

2. Anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret:

conundrum, enigma, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, riddle.

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Translations

حَيْرَه، تَحَيُّر

zmatek

forvirrethed

Verwirrung

perplexitéembarras

ráîleysi

perplessit...perplessità

rådvillhet

perplexidade

şaşkınlık

茫然不解

perplexity

[pəˈpleksɪtɪ] N → perplejidad f, confusión f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

perplexity

[pə^rˈplɛksɪti] n → perplexité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

perplexity

n

→ Verblüffung f; in some perplexity → verblüfft, verdutzt, perplex

(= complexity) → Komplexität f; the perplexities of something → die Komplexität einer Sache (gen)

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perplexity

[pəˈplɛksɪtɪ] n → perplessità

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perplex

(pəˈpleks) verb

to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand. She was perplexed by his questions. verbyster يُحَيِّر، يُرْبِك обърквам desorientar zmást verwirren gøre perpleks; forvirre μπερδεύω, σαστίζωdejar perplejo, desconcertar kimbatusse viima گیج کردن hämmentyä rendre perplexe לְבַלבֵּל व्याकुल करना smesti, staviti pred zagonetku megzavar membingungkan rugla, gera ráðvilltan confondere, rendere perplesso まごつかせる 당혹하게 하다 (su)gluminti, apstulbinti apmulsināt membingungkan verbluffenforvirre, gjøre rådvill zbijać z tropu اريانول، سرګردانول، مغشوشول desorientar a ră­mâne perplex ставить в тупик; запутывать zmiasť zmesti zbuniti förvirra, förbrylla, göra perplex ทำให้งุนงง şaşırtmak 困惑 ставити в безвихідь; спантеличувати الجھانا، حيران کرنا khó hiểu 困惑

perˈplexed adjective

verbysterd مُتَحَيِّر، مُرْتَبِك объркан perplexo popletený verwirrt perpleks; forvirret σαστισμένος, απορημένοςperplejo, confuso hämmingus گیج؛ پیچیده hämmentynyt perplexe מְבוּלבַּל हैरान, व्याकुल smeten, zbunjen megzavarodott bingung ruglaður, ráðvilltur perplesso 困った 당혹한 apstulbintas, suglumintas apmulsis bingung perplexrådvill, perplekszakłopotany مغشوشول perplexo perplex сбитый с толку zmätený zmeden zbunjen förvirrad, förbryllad, perplex ซับซ้อน şaşırmış 困惑的 спантеличений; розгублений متحير phức tạp 困惑的

perˈplexedly (-ˈpleksid-) adverb

verbysterd بارْتِباك، بِحَيْرَه объркано de modo confuso zmateně verwirrt perplekst; forvirret απορημένα con perplejidad, perplejo nõutult با حیرت hämmentyneesti avec perplexité בִּמבוּכָה हैरानी से, व्यकुलता zbunjeno zavarosan; zavarodottan dengan kebingungan ráðleysislega con perplessità 困って 당혹하게 aptulbęs, suglumęs apmulsumā dgn bingung verbluftrådvilt, perplekst z zakłopotaniem په حيرانتيا سره de modo confuso cu per­plexi­tate недоумённо zmätene zmedeno zbunjeno förvirrat, förbryllat อย่างงุนงง şaşırmış şekilde 困惑地 спантеличено; розгублено حيراني کے ساتھ phức tạp 困惑地

perˈplexity noun

She stood there in perplexity. verbystering حَيْرَه، تَحَيُّر смущение perplexidade zmatek die Verwirrung forvirrethed σύγχυση, απορίαperplejidad kimbatus سردر گمی؛ پیچیدگی hämmennys perplexitéבלבול घबराहट, उलझन zbunjenost, smetenost zavar(odottság) kebingungan ráðleysi perplessità 当惑 당혹 apstulbimas, suglumimas apmulsums kebingungan verbluftheidrådvillhet, forfjamselse zakłopotanie اريانتيا، سر ګرداني perplexidade perplexitate недоумение; замешательство zmätok zmedenost zbunjenost förvirring, rådlöshet, bryderi ความงุนงง şaşkınlık 茫然不解 розгубленість; ніяковість حيراني، الجھن sự phức tạp 茫然不解

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