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perplexity definition

per·plex·ity (pər plek′sə tē)

noun

  1. the condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion
  2. pl. perplexities -·ties something that perplexes
  3. something that is perplexed, or complicated

Etymology: ME perplexite < MFr perplexité < LL perplexitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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