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Definition of Perplexed
1. Adjective. Full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment. "Perplexed state of the world"
Similar to: At A Loss, Nonplused, Nonplussed, Puzzled, At Sea, Baffled, Befuddled, Bemused, Bewildered, Confounded, Confused, Lost, Mazed, Mixed-up, Metagrabolised, Metagrabolized, Metagrobolised, Metagrobolized, Mystified, Questioning, Quizzical, Stuck
Derivative terms: Perplexity
Antonyms: Unperplexed
Definition of Perplexed
1. a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious.
Definition of Perplexed
1. Adjective. Confused or puzzled. ¹
2. Adjective. Bewildered. ¹
3. Verb. (past of perplex) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perplexed
1. perplex [v] - See also: perplex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perplexed
Literary usage of Perplexed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1897)
"Debate with no man hast them, With questions art never perplexed, As tame at the
first sight as now, In thy plain russet gabardine dressed." . ..."
2. History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century by Leslie Stephen (1902)
"As a natural result, the controversialists were even more short-sighted than
usual ; perplexed by the noise and confusion around them, they failed to ..."
3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Thomas, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"... but can not altogether embrace the doctrine of the Church; recovered from the
belief In Astrology, but miserably perplexed about the origin of evil; ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"The understanding? of their congregations were perplexed by mystery, their passions
were inflamed by invectives; and they rushed from the Christian temples ..."
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