perplexity (redirected from perplexities)

per·plex·i·ty  (pr-plks-t)

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.

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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

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.

Translations

perplexity [pəˈpleksɪtɪ] N → perplejidad f, confusión f

perplexity [pə^rˈplɛksɪti] n → perplexité f

perplexity

n

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

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

perplexity [pəˈplɛksɪtɪ] n → perplessità

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perplexity [pəˈplɛksɪtɪ] n → perplessità