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per·plex·i·ty
/
pərˈplɛk
sɪ
ti
/
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[
per-
plek
-si-tee
]
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noun,
plural
per·plex·i·ties.
1.
the state of being
perplexed
; confusion; uncertainty.
2.
something that
perplexes
:
a case plagued with perplexities.
3.
a tangled, involved, or confused condition or situation.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
perplexite
<
Old French
<
Late Latin
perplexitās,
equivalent to
Latin
perplex
(
us
) (see
perplexed
) +
-itās
-ity
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perplexity
(pəˈplɛksɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
the state of being perplexed
2.
the state of being intricate or complicated
3.
something that perplexes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
perplexity
c.1300, from L.L. perplexitas, from L. perplexus "confused, involved," from per- "completely" + plexus "entangled," pp. of plectere "to twine."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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perplexity definition
The
geometric mean
of the number of words which may follow any given word for a certain
lexicon
and
grammar
.
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Example sentences
My
perplexity
led me to bring my own way of seeing people, of seeing the world,
into the book.
Life coaches offer to help with the
perplexity
of bigger choices.
But in the four days since astronomers here discovered this new supernova, its
behavior has caused growing scientific
perplexity
.
Her utter candor and her current
perplexity
are affecting.
The only thing one can do is to indicate the value of the work and to show a way of approaching it with lessened
perplexity
.
The early opening of the season enabled the dealers to do a large business before the present
perplexity
arose.
They are constructions of calm
perplexity
, coolly observed human mysteries.
To his
perplexity
, there weren't any tree rings to be seen.
It was one of doubt and
perplexity
, of alarm and hesitation, of courage and preparation.
To his awe-commanding experience my puny
perplexity
would have been no riddle.
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