perplexed
pronunciation
How to pronounce perplexed in British English:
UK [pəˈplekst]
How to pronounce perplexed in American English:
US [pərˈplekst]
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- Adjective:
- full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
Word Origin
- perplexed (adj.)
- late 15c., past participle adjective; see perplex. A case of a past participle form attested centuries before the verb (perplex isn't recorded until 17c.). Related: Perplexedly; perplexedness.
Example
- 1. I have always felt perplexed about my inability to keep weight off .
- 2. And the party bosses who installed her now seem perplexed over what to do next
- 3. Many are perplexed at the ' something extra ' they need to put in to be noticed .
- 4. Many paraguayans seemed more perplexed than angry at what took place over two days behind the smoked-glass of the capital 's parliament buildings .
- 5. In particular , mr. feinberg is perplexed by why fees keep rising in the lehman case , even though it 's no longer the chaotic affair it was in the weeks and months after the bankruptcy filing .