perplexed

[ per-plekst ]

/ pərˈplɛkst /

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adjective

bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind.

complicated; involved; entangled.

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Origin of perplexed

1350–1400; Middle English perplex confused (<Latin perplexus;see per-, complex) + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM perplexed

per·plex·ed·ly

[per-plek-sid-lee], /pərˈplɛk sɪd li/, adverbper·plex·ed·ness, nounself-per·plexed, adjectiveun·per·plexed, adjective

Words nearby perplexed

perpetuation, perpetuity, perphenazine, Perpignan, perplex, perplexed, perplexity, per pro., per procurationem, perp walk, perquisite

How to use perplexed in a sentence

I sat perplexed with my fleshy bottom folding over a mound of quartz.
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While I adjusted the shelter, a woman with an elegant parka and an even more elegant dog walked past us, gawking and perplexed.
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The HbA1c shift was exciting, but Faustman was perplexed when she looked for its cause.
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My well-meaning if perplexed parents attempted to secure care for me through standard methods.
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And, if they can sit tight through too many similar home-recording scenes, it should help the perplexed appreciate her appeal.
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A CDC that seems perplexed by the ABCs of containing a highly predictable outbreak.
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In fact, a number of officers were perplexed that religious freedom was considered to be a serious issue within the service.
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Our family is fanatically loyal to accommodating businesses and avoid those that seem perplexed by us.
Disney World Means Everything to a Special Needs Mom|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A young Martin, perplexed by this, asked his parents for an explanation.
Bigotry Is Back, 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education|Dean Obeidallah|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But little has perplexed me in recent years quite so much as the supposed miracle that is Soylent.
Doc Says No to Soylent|Russell Saunders|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
He is perplexed and hindered by the lack of soldiers, but is doing his best with his small forces.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
He leaped out to see what had happened, and, after a few perplexed and exhausting moments, remembered.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The observer might well remain perplexed at the pathetic discord between human work and human wants.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock