perplexionn.

Brit.

/pəˈplɛkʃn/, U.S.

/pərˈplɛkʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English perplyxcyon (in a late copy), 1500s perplection, 1600s– perplexion.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perplexion-, perplexio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin perplexion-, perplexio state or condition or being perplexed (4th cent.) < classical Latin perplexus perplex adj. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French perplexion suffering (1556). Compare earlier perplexity n.

The state or condition of being perplexed, perplexity; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun]

mingingOE

riddleOE

cumbermentc1300

willa1325

encumbrancec1330

were1338

perplexitya1393

discomfiturea1425

cumbrancec1460

confuse1483

proplexity1487

perplexion?c1500

amazedness?1520

amazement1553

subversion1558

amaze?1560

perplexednessa1586

confusedness1587

puzzle1599

confusion1600

mizmaze1604

discomfita1616

embarras1627

obfuscation1628

mystery1629

confoundedness1641

puzzledness1662

confuseness1710

puzzlement1731

puzzledom1748

embarrassment1751

puzzleation1767

bepuzzlement1806

conjecture1815

mystification1817

bewilderment1819

perplexment1826

fuddle1827

wilderment1830

discomforture1832

head-scratching1832

baffle1843

posement1850

muddlement1857

turbidity1868

fogging1878

bemuddlement1884

harl1889

befuddlement1905

turbidness1906

wuzziness1942

perplexability1999

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 1986 I woll ponysch swych personnes with perplyxcyon.

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xi. 123 [His life] was mixed with a great manner of perplections.

1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iii. sig. F^v Amazement, warre, the threatning Oracle, All muster strange perplexions 'bout my braine.

1731 E. Thomas Pylades & Corinna sig. K5 Whence Rays diverge, and how they strike, In lines direct, or Lines oblique, And many a difficile Perplexion.

1858 D. Boucicault London Assurance 51 Perplexion of the intellects, caused by imbibing spirituous liquors.

1998 ‘Bez’ Freaky Dancin' (2000) 118 I'm distracted from this perplexion on spyin two enormous elevated screens lookin across the dance floor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perplexion
释义	perplexionn. Brit. /pəˈplɛkʃn/, U.S. /pərˈplɛkʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English perplyxcyon (in a late copy), 1500s perplection, 1600s– perplexion. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perplexion-, perplexio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin perplexion-, perplexio state or condition or being perplexed (4th cent.) < classical Latin perplexus perplex adj. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French perplexion suffering (1556). Compare earlier perplexity n. The state or condition of being perplexed, perplexity; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] mingingOE riddleOE cumbermentc1300 willa1325 encumbrancec1330 were1338 perplexitya1393 discomfiturea1425 cumbrancec1460 confuse1483 proplexity1487 perplexion?c1500 amazedness?1520 amazement1553 subversion1558 amaze?1560 perplexednessa1586 confusedness1587 puzzle1599 confusion1600 mizmaze1604 discomfita1616 embarras1627 obfuscation1628 mystery1629 confoundedness1641 puzzledness1662 confuseness1710 puzzlement1731 puzzledom1748 embarrassment1751 puzzleation1767 bepuzzlement1806 conjecture1815 mystification1817 bewilderment1819 perplexment1826 fuddle1827 wilderment1830 discomforture1832 head-scratching1832 baffle1843 posement1850 muddlement1857 turbidity1868 fogging1878 bemuddlement1884 harl1889 befuddlement1905 turbidness1906 wuzziness1942 perplexability1999 ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 1986 I woll ponysch swych personnes with perplyxcyon. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xi. 123 [His life] was mixed with a great manner of perplections. 1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iii. sig. F^v Amazement, warre, the threatning Oracle, All muster strange perplexions 'bout my braine. 1731 E. Thomas Pylades & Corinna sig. K5 Whence Rays diverge, and how they strike, In lines direct, or Lines oblique, And many a difficile Perplexion. 1858 D. Boucicault London Assurance 51 Perplexion of the intellects, caused by imbibing spirituous liquors. 1998 ‘Bez’ Freaky Dancin' (2000) 118 I'm distracted from this perplexion on spyin two enormous elevated screens lookin across the dance floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1500
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