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Perplexed — Per*plexed , a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. {Per*plex ed*ly}, adv. {Per*plex ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perplexed — index lost (disoriented) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perplexed — (adj.) late 15c., pp. adjective; see PERPLEX (Cf. perplex). A case of a past participle form attested centuries before the verb (perplex isn t recorded until 17c.) … Etymology dictionary
perplexed — [pər plekst′] adj. 1. full of doubt or uncertainty; puzzled 2. hard to understand; confusing perplexedly [pərplek′sid lē] adv … English World dictionary
perplexed — adj. 1) perplexed about, at, by, over 2) perplexed to + inf. (we were perplexed to learn of your decision) * * * [pə plekst] at by over perplexed about perplexed to + inf. (we were perplexed to learn of your decision) … Combinatory dictionary
Perplexed — Perplex Per*plex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perplexed — per|plexed [pəˈplekst US pər ] adj confused and worried by something that you do not understand = ↑puzzled ▪ The student looked at him, perplexed. ▪ Perplexed investors tried to work out what the deal meant. >perplexedly [pəˈpleksıdli,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
perplexed — adjective full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment (Freq. 2) perplexed language perplexed state of the world • Ant: ↑unperplexed • Similar to: ↑at a loss, ↑nonplused, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
perplexed — perplexedly /peuhr plek sid lee/, adv. perplexedness, n. /peuhr plekst /, adj. 1. bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind. 2. complicated; involved; entangled. [1350 1400; ME perplex confused ( < L perplexus; see PER , COMPLEX) + ED2] * *… … Universalium
perplexed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
