perplexed

perplexed
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, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted, dumfounded, boggled; fuddled, befuddled, muddled, bemuddled, befogged; deluded, Sl. hornswoggled; distracted, in a fog, in a haze, unhinged, Psychiatry. disoriented.
2. involved, complicated, entangled, involuted; snarled, mixed up, jumbled; messed up, disorganized, topsy-turvy; in a turmoil, Inf. fouled up, Inf. balled up, at sixes and sevens.

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  • Perplexed — Per*plexed , a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. {Per*plex ed*ly}, adv. {Per*plex ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perplexed — index lost (disoriented) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • perplexed — (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.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • perplexed — [pər plekst′] adj. 1. full of doubt or uncertainty; puzzled 2. hard to understand; confusing perplexedly [pərplek′sid lē] adv …   English World dictionary

  • perplexed — 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) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Perplexed — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perplexed — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • perplexed — 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,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • perplexed — 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, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • perplexed — 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] * *… …   Universalium

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