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Definition of Perplexity
1. Noun. Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity.
Specialized synonyms: Closed Book, Enigma, Mystery, Secret, Maze, Snarl, Tangle, Dilemma, Quandary
Derivative terms: Perplexed
Definition of Perplexity
1. n. The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt.
Definition of Perplexity
1. Noun. The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused. ¹
2. Noun. Something that perplexes. ¹
3. Noun. A measurement in information theory. [ ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perplexity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Perplexity
Literary usage of Perplexity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"I. See perplexity, QUESTION. puzzlement (rare), tangram, trifle, ring, 2.
Re/erring to a thing that puzzles: spec. rebus. рук my, n. atomy; see DWARF. ..."
2. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (1917)
"CHAPTER V perplexity AMONG HONEST PEOPLE Thomasin looked as if quite overcome by
her aunt's change of manner. "It means just what it seems to mean: I am— ..."
3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Begun in the Year by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1717)
"Of the Rebellion, &c. , 1 т was a new perplexity to the King, that he knew not
by what means to Communicate this Treachery to his Friends,- lell the ..."
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