perplexed
1Perplexed — Per*plexed , a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. {Per*plex ed*ly}, adv. {Per*plex ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
2perplexed — index lost (disoriented) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3perplexed — (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.) …
4perplexed — [pər plekst′] adj. 1. full of doubt or uncertainty; puzzled 2. hard to understand; confusing perplexedly [pərplek′sid lē] adv …
5perplexed — 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) …
6Perplexed — 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… …
7perplexed — [[t]pə(r)ple̱kst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are perplexed, you feel confused and slightly worried by something because you do not understand it. She is perplexed about what to do for her daughter... Japan s perplexed bankers need not… …
8perplexed — 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,… …
9perplexed — 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, ↑ …
10perplexed — 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] * *… …
11perplexed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ …
12perplexed — per|plexed [ pər plekst ] adjective confused because you cannot understand something: BEWILDERED: What s the matter? Rob said, looking totally perplexed. ╾ per|plex|ed|ly [ pər pleksıdli ] adverb …
13perplexed — adjective confused and worried by something that you do not understand: She looked up at me with a perplexed stare. perplexedly adverb: Florian was examining her perplexedly …
14perplexed — UK [pə(r)ˈplekst] / US [pərˈplekst] adjective confused because you cannot understand something What s the matter? Rob said, looking totally perplexed. Derived word: perplexedly UK [pə(r)ˈpleksɪdlɪ] / US [pərˈpleksɪdlɪ] adverb …
15perplexed — adjective Date: 15th century 1. filled with uncertainty ; puzzled 2. full of difficulty • perplexedly adverb …
16perplexed — adjective a) Confused or puzzled. b) Bewildered …
17perplexed — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine, addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill, at an impasse, baffled, balled up, balled up, bamboozled, beat, bewildered, beyond one, bothered, buffaloed, chaotic, complex, complicated,… …
18perplexed — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Confused] Syn. troubled, uncertain, bewildered; see doubtful 2 . 2. [Involved] Syn. intricate, bewildering, confusing; see complex 2 , difficult 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Mentally uncertain: addled,… …
19perplexed — per plexed || pÉ™r plekst /pÉ™ adj. baffled; puzzled, at a loss; confused; complicated per·plex || pÉ™r pleks /pÉ™ pleks v. baffle; confuse; complicate …
20perplexed — adj 1. bewildered, puzzled, mystified, confounded; baffled, Inf. bamboozled, Inf. buffaloed, Inf. stumped; disconcerted, Inf. discom bobulated, staggered; abashed, embarrassed, at a disadvantage or loss; stunned, stupefied, dazed, amazed,… …
