perplexed
adjective
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Pronunciation: /pɚˈplɛkst/ / /pəˈplɛkst/
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?"”
verb
- simple past and past participle of perplex