Definition of perplexity in English:

perplexity

nounPlural perplexities pəˈplɛksɪtipərˈplɛksədi

mass noun

1Inability to deal with or understand something.
she paused in perplexity
Example sentencesExamples
- The ambivalence from the clash of voices results in mental and emotional states of perplexity.
- The ban has been met with a combination of anger and perplexity.
- All they are trying to do is bring perplexity and division among the residents.
- Gradually the look of perplexity was replaced by the slightest of smirks as the boys' minds took in what was happening.
- The sensory overload of such prose inspires perplexity and gives little assurance on rereading.
- Confusion and perplexity characterise the political establishment everywhere.
- Confessions of perplexity are, it is assumed, not wanted.
- ‘I guess I'd say we're a metal band,’ he says with some perplexity.
- For all their cheerful harmony, his pictures were painted in solitude, with perplexity and misgiving until he saw them in their completed form.
- You can see perplexity and anger in their stance, their walk, their whole demeanor.
- I pointed that out to her and watched her face change from its look of indignant perplexity to a very sad and hurt confusion.
- The true perplexity of it came clear several days later, when we were driving back from a two-day sidetrip to Waterton National Park.
- In the meantime, a strange mood of perplexity and foreboding has settled on Europe.
- The perplexity of the public has grown in recent weeks.
- We may come in love and sympathy, perhaps with perplexity or even anger, but we come to share and for a time of quiet reflection.
- But my perplexity went well beyond the lack of easy egalitarianism.
- In my perplexity, I rang the council for clarification.
- The defining images of the tournament so far have been ones of American disappointment, frustration and sheer perplexity at the force of their rivals.
- ‘No I didn't,’ Duke replied with a look of perplexity.
- They gazed at her work with puzzled perplexity.
Synonyms
confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, lack of comprehension, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement
quandary, nonplus
informal bamboozlement, discombobulation
rare disconcertion, disconcertment
1. 1.1usually perplexitiescount noun A complicated or baffling situation or thing.
  the perplexities of international relations
  Example sentencesExamples
  Because the characters' moral perplexities are so carefully rendered throughout, they are captivating to the end.
  Anyone might be confused by these ongoing perplexities.
  Outside the train, the concert footage is mingled with modern-day interviews, much of them regarding the political perplexities at the time.
  People there appear much more occupied with the daily problem of survival than the perplexities of decommissioning.
  The novel explores the meaning of enlightenment, and the perplexities of reconciling the ineffable and the everyday.
  Our academic knowledge, whether material or religious, does not in any way help solve the perplexities of life.
  Military members are real people living at a particular time in history and experiencing the perplexities of changing, clashing values.
  Minimally, when this book is open, philosophical perplexities are there, right there, in front of readers' eyes.
  I saw for the first time the anxieties, stresses and perplexities of war.
  Both economists were fascinated by the perplexities of elections and voting under simple majority rule.
  His mind was a battleground of perplexities and implications.
  But a recent meditation in a deserted Moroccan line-up led me to ponder the perplexities of relative perfection.
  But to talk in this way only invites new perplexities.
  Indeed, the best interludes are scenes where teenagers capture the perplexities of adolescence with a throwaway observation.
  The stock market and its vast perplexities were given a great respect from this ancient crone, whose understandings did not reach into that field.
  I needed to find someone who knew the perplexities of managing championship greens.
  Delia's stepmother is dealing with strange perplexities of her own.
  A dominant assumption in all forms, however, is that the clients have, within themselves, the answer to their perplexities and conflicts.
  These contentious issues concern two perplexities in particular.
  Yet, people are more prone to make mistakes when sleep deprivation and all the other perplexities of the race take their accumulative toll.
  Synonyms
  complexity, complication, intricacy, problem, difficulty, dilemma, mystery, puzzle, enigma, paradox, obscurity
  obfuscation
2archaic An entangled state.
the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth
Synonyms
tangle, web, morass, jungle, snarl, twist, turn, complexity, confusion, complication, entanglement, convolution, intricacy

Origin

Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus 'entangled, confused' (see perplex).

Rhymes

complexity

Definition of perplexity in US English:

perplexity

nounpərˈpleksədēpərˈplɛksədi

1Inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable.
she paused in perplexity
Example sentencesExamples
- In my perplexity, I rang the council for clarification.
- ‘No I didn't,’ Duke replied with a look of perplexity.
- But my perplexity went well beyond the lack of easy egalitarianism.
- In the meantime, a strange mood of perplexity and foreboding has settled on Europe.
- All they are trying to do is bring perplexity and division among the residents.
- The perplexity of the public has grown in recent weeks.
- The sensory overload of such prose inspires perplexity and gives little assurance on rereading.
- You can see perplexity and anger in their stance, their walk, their whole demeanor.
- They gazed at her work with puzzled perplexity.
- For all their cheerful harmony, his pictures were painted in solitude, with perplexity and misgiving until he saw them in their completed form.
- I pointed that out to her and watched her face change from its look of indignant perplexity to a very sad and hurt confusion.
- The ban has been met with a combination of anger and perplexity.
- ‘I guess I'd say we're a metal band,’ he says with some perplexity.
- The defining images of the tournament so far have been ones of American disappointment, frustration and sheer perplexity at the force of their rivals.
- Confusion and perplexity characterise the political establishment everywhere.
- The true perplexity of it came clear several days later, when we were driving back from a two-day sidetrip to Waterton National Park.
- We may come in love and sympathy, perhaps with perplexity or even anger, but we come to share and for a time of quiet reflection.
- Confessions of perplexity are, it is assumed, not wanted.
- The ambivalence from the clash of voices results in mental and emotional states of perplexity.
- Gradually the look of perplexity was replaced by the slightest of smirks as the boys' minds took in what was happening.
Synonyms
confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, lack of comprehension, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement
1. 1.1usually perplexities A complicated or baffling situation or thing.
  the perplexities of international relations
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anyone might be confused by these ongoing perplexities.
  Delia's stepmother is dealing with strange perplexities of her own.
  People there appear much more occupied with the daily problem of survival than the perplexities of decommissioning.
  Yet, people are more prone to make mistakes when sleep deprivation and all the other perplexities of the race take their accumulative toll.
  I needed to find someone who knew the perplexities of managing championship greens.
  But a recent meditation in a deserted Moroccan line-up led me to ponder the perplexities of relative perfection.
  The stock market and its vast perplexities were given a great respect from this ancient crone, whose understandings did not reach into that field.
  Outside the train, the concert footage is mingled with modern-day interviews, much of them regarding the political perplexities at the time.
  Because the characters' moral perplexities are so carefully rendered throughout, they are captivating to the end.
  His mind was a battleground of perplexities and implications.
  Indeed, the best interludes are scenes where teenagers capture the perplexities of adolescence with a throwaway observation.
  I saw for the first time the anxieties, stresses and perplexities of war.
  These contentious issues concern two perplexities in particular.
  Our academic knowledge, whether material or religious, does not in any way help solve the perplexities of life.
  Both economists were fascinated by the perplexities of elections and voting under simple majority rule.
  A dominant assumption in all forms, however, is that the clients have, within themselves, the answer to their perplexities and conflicts.
  But to talk in this way only invites new perplexities.
  Military members are real people living at a particular time in history and experiencing the perplexities of changing, clashing values.
  Minimally, when this book is open, philosophical perplexities are there, right there, in front of readers' eyes.
  The novel explores the meaning of enlightenment, and the perplexities of reconciling the ineffable and the everyday.
  Synonyms
  complexity, complication, intricacy, problem, difficulty, dilemma, mystery, puzzle, enigma, paradox, obscurity
2archaic An entangled state.
the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth
Synonyms
tangle, web, morass, jungle, snarl, twist, turn, complexity, confusion, complication, entanglement, convolution, intricacy

Origin

Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused’ (see perplex).

单词	perplexity
释义	Definition of perplexity in English: perplexity nounPlural perplexities pəˈplɛksɪtipərˈplɛksədi mass noun 1Inability to deal with or understand something. she paused in perplexity Example sentencesExamples The ambivalence from the clash of voices results in mental and emotional states of perplexity. The ban has been met with a combination of anger and perplexity. All they are trying to do is bring perplexity and division among the residents. Gradually the look of perplexity was replaced by the slightest of smirks as the boys' minds took in what was happening. The sensory overload of such prose inspires perplexity and gives little assurance on rereading. Confusion and perplexity characterise the political establishment everywhere. Confessions of perplexity are, it is assumed, not wanted. ‘I guess I'd say we're a metal band,’ he says with some perplexity. For all their cheerful harmony, his pictures were painted in solitude, with perplexity and misgiving until he saw them in their completed form. You can see perplexity and anger in their stance, their walk, their whole demeanor. I pointed that out to her and watched her face change from its look of indignant perplexity to a very sad and hurt confusion. The true perplexity of it came clear several days later, when we were driving back from a two-day sidetrip to Waterton National Park. In the meantime, a strange mood of perplexity and foreboding has settled on Europe. The perplexity of the public has grown in recent weeks. We may come in love and sympathy, perhaps with perplexity or even anger, but we come to share and for a time of quiet reflection. But my perplexity went well beyond the lack of easy egalitarianism. In my perplexity, I rang the council for clarification. The defining images of the tournament so far have been ones of American disappointment, frustration and sheer perplexity at the force of their rivals. ‘No I didn't,’ Duke replied with a look of perplexity. They gazed at her work with puzzled perplexity. Synonyms confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, lack of comprehension, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement quandary, nonplus informal bamboozlement, discombobulation rare disconcertion, disconcertment 1.1usually perplexitiescount noun A complicated or baffling situation or thing. the perplexities of international relations Example sentencesExamples Because the characters' moral perplexities are so carefully rendered throughout, they are captivating to the end. Anyone might be confused by these ongoing perplexities. Outside the train, the concert footage is mingled with modern-day interviews, much of them regarding the political perplexities at the time. People there appear much more occupied with the daily problem of survival than the perplexities of decommissioning. The novel explores the meaning of enlightenment, and the perplexities of reconciling the ineffable and the everyday. Our academic knowledge, whether material or religious, does not in any way help solve the perplexities of life. Military members are real people living at a particular time in history and experiencing the perplexities of changing, clashing values. Minimally, when this book is open, philosophical perplexities are there, right there, in front of readers' eyes. I saw for the first time the anxieties, stresses and perplexities of war. Both economists were fascinated by the perplexities of elections and voting under simple majority rule. His mind was a battleground of perplexities and implications. But a recent meditation in a deserted Moroccan line-up led me to ponder the perplexities of relative perfection. But to talk in this way only invites new perplexities. Indeed, the best interludes are scenes where teenagers capture the perplexities of adolescence with a throwaway observation. The stock market and its vast perplexities were given a great respect from this ancient crone, whose understandings did not reach into that field. I needed to find someone who knew the perplexities of managing championship greens. Delia's stepmother is dealing with strange perplexities of her own. A dominant assumption in all forms, however, is that the clients have, within themselves, the answer to their perplexities and conflicts. These contentious issues concern two perplexities in particular. Yet, people are more prone to make mistakes when sleep deprivation and all the other perplexities of the race take their accumulative toll. Synonyms complexity, complication, intricacy, problem, difficulty, dilemma, mystery, puzzle, enigma, paradox, obscurity obfuscation 2archaic An entangled state. the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth Synonyms tangle, web, morass, jungle, snarl, twist, turn, complexity, confusion, complication, entanglement, convolution, intricacy Origin Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus 'entangled, confused' (see perplex). Rhymes complexity Definition of perplexity in US English: perplexity nounpərˈpleksədēpərˈplɛksədi 1Inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable. she paused in perplexity Example sentencesExamples In my perplexity, I rang the council for clarification. ‘No I didn't,’ Duke replied with a look of perplexity. But my perplexity went well beyond the lack of easy egalitarianism. In the meantime, a strange mood of perplexity and foreboding has settled on Europe. All they are trying to do is bring perplexity and division among the residents. The perplexity of the public has grown in recent weeks. The sensory overload of such prose inspires perplexity and gives little assurance on rereading. You can see perplexity and anger in their stance, their walk, their whole demeanor. They gazed at her work with puzzled perplexity. For all their cheerful harmony, his pictures were painted in solitude, with perplexity and misgiving until he saw them in their completed form. I pointed that out to her and watched her face change from its look of indignant perplexity to a very sad and hurt confusion. The ban has been met with a combination of anger and perplexity. ‘I guess I'd say we're a metal band,’ he says with some perplexity. The defining images of the tournament so far have been ones of American disappointment, frustration and sheer perplexity at the force of their rivals. Confusion and perplexity characterise the political establishment everywhere. The true perplexity of it came clear several days later, when we were driving back from a two-day sidetrip to Waterton National Park. We may come in love and sympathy, perhaps with perplexity or even anger, but we come to share and for a time of quiet reflection. Confessions of perplexity are, it is assumed, not wanted. The ambivalence from the clash of voices results in mental and emotional states of perplexity. Gradually the look of perplexity was replaced by the slightest of smirks as the boys' minds took in what was happening. Synonyms confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, lack of comprehension, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement 1.1usually perplexities A complicated or baffling situation or thing. the perplexities of international relations Example sentencesExamples Anyone might be confused by these ongoing perplexities. Delia's stepmother is dealing with strange perplexities of her own. People there appear much more occupied with the daily problem of survival than the perplexities of decommissioning. Yet, people are more prone to make mistakes when sleep deprivation and all the other perplexities of the race take their accumulative toll. I needed to find someone who knew the perplexities of managing championship greens. But a recent meditation in a deserted Moroccan line-up led me to ponder the perplexities of relative perfection. The stock market and its vast perplexities were given a great respect from this ancient crone, whose understandings did not reach into that field. Outside the train, the concert footage is mingled with modern-day interviews, much of them regarding the political perplexities at the time. Because the characters' moral perplexities are so carefully rendered throughout, they are captivating to the end. His mind was a battleground of perplexities and implications. Indeed, the best interludes are scenes where teenagers capture the perplexities of adolescence with a throwaway observation. I saw for the first time the anxieties, stresses and perplexities of war. These contentious issues concern two perplexities in particular. Our academic knowledge, whether material or religious, does not in any way help solve the perplexities of life. Both economists were fascinated by the perplexities of elections and voting under simple majority rule. A dominant assumption in all forms, however, is that the clients have, within themselves, the answer to their perplexities and conflicts. But to talk in this way only invites new perplexities. Military members are real people living at a particular time in history and experiencing the perplexities of changing, clashing values. Minimally, when this book is open, philosophical perplexities are there, right there, in front of readers' eyes. The novel explores the meaning of enlightenment, and the perplexities of reconciling the ineffable and the everyday. Synonyms complexity, complication, intricacy, problem, difficulty, dilemma, mystery, puzzle, enigma, paradox, obscurity 2archaic An entangled state. the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth Synonyms tangle, web, morass, jungle, snarl, twist, turn, complexity, confusion, complication, entanglement, convolution, intricacy Origin Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused’ (see perplex).
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