HyperDic: perplexed

English > 1 sense of the word perplexed:
ADJECTIVEallperplexedfull of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
perplexed > pronunciation
Soundsperpleh'kst
Rhymescontext ... vexed: 8 rhymes with ehkst...
English > perplexed: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningFull of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment.
Examples
  • "perplexed language"
  • "perplexed state of the world"
Narrowerat a loss, nonplused, nonplussed, puzzledFilled with bewilderment
baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at seaperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
metagrobolized, metagrobolised, metagrabolized, metagrabolised, mystifiedtotally perplexed and mixed up
questioning, quizzicalperplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
stuckbaffled
See alsoconfusedmentally confused / confused
OppositeunperplexedExperiencing no difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
Spanishperplejo
Nounsperplexitytrouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Adverbsperplexedlyin a perplexed manner

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