The action of ming, v.1 (in various senses); mingling, mixing, confusion; an instance of this. Also concrete: a mixture; †a crowd, an assembly (obs…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] (69) mingingOE The action of ming, v.1 (in various senses); mingling, mixing, confusion; an instance of this. Also concrete: a mixture; †a crowd, an assembly (obs… riddleOE Puzzlement, mystery, perplexity. cumbermentc1300 †(a) Trouble, distress. Obsolete. †(b) Perplexity, confusion. Obsolete. (c) Hindrance, embarrassment, entanglement. willa1325 Bewilderment, confusion. encumbrancec1330 Encumbered state or condition; trouble, molestation, perplexity. Obsolete. were1338 Perplexity; confusion of mind; doubt or uncertainty how to act or regard one's position, etc. Also with a. perplexitya1393 Inability to decide what to think or how to act owing to the involved, intricate, or complicated condition of circumstances or of the matters to be… discomfiturea1425 Frustration of plans or hopes; utter disappointment; perplexity, confusion; (now chiefly in weakened sense) unease, embarrassment, discomfort. Also… cumbrancec1460 Trouble of mind; perplexity. confuse1483 Confusion. proplexity1487 = perplexity, n. (in various senses). perplexion?c1500 The state or condition of being perplexed, perplexity; an instance of this. amazedness?1520 Loss of one's wits or self-possession; mental stupefaction; perplexity; bewilderment; = amazement, n. 1. Now archaic and rare. amazement1553 Loss of one's wits or self-possession; mental stupefaction; perplexity; bewilderment. Obsolete. subversion1558 Confusion of the mind, faculties, etc.; loss of reason; an instance of this. Obsolete. amaze?1560 Loss of one's wits or self-possession; mental stupefaction; bewilderment. Also: an instance of this; a moment or state of bewilderment. Cf. amazement… perplexednessa1586 The state, condition, or quality of being perplexed; perplexity. confusedness1587 The state or quality of being confused. puzzle1599 The state or condition of being puzzled; bewilderment, bafflement, confusion; perplexity as to how to act or decide; an instance of this. Now usually… confusion1600 Mental perturbation or agitation such as prevents the full command of the faculties; embarrassment, perplexity, fluttered condition. mizmaze1604 A state of confusion or bewilderment; a muddle. all of a mizmaze: muddled, confused. Now British regional. discomfita1616 Dejection; perplexity, confusion; (now chiefly in weakened sense) unease, embarrassment, discomfort; = discomfiture, n. 2. Also: an instance of this. embarras1627 = embarrassment, n. (in various senses). Now rare. obfuscation1628 The action of obfuscating something or someone; the condition of being obfuscated. Confusion of the mind, understanding, etc.; stupefaction… mystery1629 In weakened use (chiefly ironic or humorous): a puzzle, a conundrum. Esp. in —— is a mystery to me and variants. confoundedness1641 The state or quality of being confounded. puzzledness1662 confuseness1710 State or quality of being ‘confuse’; confusedness. puzzlement1731 As a mass noun: the fact or condition of being puzzled; perplexity, bewilderment, confusion. puzzledom1748 The realm of puzzle, or of puzzles; (also) the state of being puzzled; perplexity, bewilderment. embarrassment1751 Intense emotional or social discomfort caused by an awkward situation or by an awareness that one's own or another's words or actions are… puzzleation1767 Puzzled condition; an instance or cause of this; = puzzlement, n. bepuzzlement1806 perplexing, perplexity. conjecture1815 Absorption of mind in conjecturing; puzzlement. mystification1817 The condition or fact of being mystified. bewilderment1819 The state or condition of bewildering or being bewildered. Confusion arising from losing one's way; mental confusion from inability to grasp or… perplexment1826 Perplexed condition, perplexity. fuddle1827 transferred. The state of being muddled, confused, or the like. wilderment1830 Bewilderment. discomforture1832 The state, condition, or fact of being (mentally or physically) uncomfortable or uneasy; = discomfort, n. 4b. Also: an instance of this. Cf. discomf… head-scratching1832 The action of scratching one's head, esp. in puzzlement or thought; an instance of this. Hence: perplexity; deep thought. Cf. to scratch one's head… baffle1843 The state of one who is baffled or bewildered. posement1850 perplexity. muddlement1857 Confusion, bewilderment. turbidity1868 = turbidness, n. fogging1878 The action or result of fog, v.1 (in various senses); esp. the fact of being obscured by or as if by fog. Also with up. bemuddlement1884 harl1889 A tangle; a knot; a confusion; figurative mental confusion. befuddlement1905 intoxication; confusion, stupefaction. turbidness1906 The quality or condition of being turbid; thickness of a fluid; cloudiness; also figurative. wuzziness1942 perplexability1999 the ability to cause perplexity. Subcategories:— of thought, expression (2) — state or instance of (9) — resulting in inaction (4) — confused person (2) |
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