perplexed

UK /pɚˈplɛkst/ US /pɚˈplɛkst/

adj 3

Definitions

adj

Confused or puzzled.

The scientists were perplexed by the new discovery.

She was perplexed. 'Plege'illegience is plege'illegience!'"

Bewildered.

Entangled; labyrinthine.

"[…] But come, Lady, we are too near the mouth of the cavern; let us seek its inmost recesses. […]" "Though all your actions are noble, […] is it fitting that I should accompany you alone into these perplexed retreats? Should we be found together, what would a censorious world think of my conduct?"

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, sound

ADV

deeply, genuinely, very

a little, rather, slightly, somewhat

She seemed somewhat perplexed by the unusual instructions on the package.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

unperplexed

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The scientists were perplexed by the new discovery.

Wiktionary

She was perplexed. 'Plege'illegience is plege'illegience!'"

Wiktionary

Perplexed, Wheeler continues to play for a moment or two, keeping to his own internal time. But after another moment it becomes clear that something is wrong, something which everybody can see but him

Wiktionary

The problem perplexed him.

Tatoeba · #43644

He was utterly perplexed.

Tatoeba · #290280

He was perplexed at the unexpected result.

Tatoeba · #304500

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, perplexed is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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