perplexing

CEFRC1

/pɚˈplɛksɪŋ/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very confusing or difficult to understand.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    present participle and gerund of perplex

Examples

  • Sami asked Layla a perplexing question.

  • Tom asked me a perplexing question.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. That causes perplexity.

More examples

In context

  • perplexing problem

  • perplexing question

  • utterly perplexing

Synonyms

Quick test

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