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perplexed

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per·plexed  (pr-plkst)
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·plexed·ly (-plksd-l) adv.
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Adj.1.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
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Spanish perplexed [pəˈplɛkst] adj → perplejo, confuso
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