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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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

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.
Translations
perplexed [pəˈplekst] ADJperplejo, confuso
we were perplexednos quedamos perplejos, estábamos confusos
to look perplexedparecer confuso
perplexed [pərˈplɛkst] adjperplexe
to be perplexed about sth → être perplexe quant à qch
perplexed
adj, perplexedly
perplexed [pəˈplɛkst] adjperplesso/a
perplexed [pəˈplɛkst] adjperplesso/a


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The Bull rising up, and not knowing what to do, was sadly perplexed.
Yet, elevated as Madame Stahl's character was, touching as was her story, and exalted and moving as was her speech, Kitty could not help detecting in her some traits which perplexed her.
The labour of winding among the little paths of the mountain and fixing my feet firmly as I advanced perplexed me, occupied as I was by the emotions which the occurrences of the day had produced.
 
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