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PERPLEXED

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Dictionary entry overview: What does perplexed mean?

• PERPLEXED (adjective)
The adjective PERPLEXED has 1 sense:

1. full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

Familiarity information: PERPLEXED used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PERPLEXED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

Context examples:

perplexed language / perplexed state of the world

Similar:

at a loss; nonplused; nonplussed; puzzled (filled with bewilderment)

at sea; baffled; befuddled; bemused; bewildered; confounded; confused; lost; mazed; mixed-up (perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment)

metagrabolised; metagrabolized; metagrobolised; metagrobolized; mystified (totally perplexed and mixed up)

questioning; quizzical (perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know))

stuck (baffled)

Also:

confused (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently)

Antonym:

unperplexed (experiencing no difficulty or confusion or bewilderment)

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