Perplexity Meaning
/pəˈplɛksɪti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state or quality of being perplexed.
nounSomething that perplexes.
Sentence Examples
He laughed heartily at my perplexity.
I use your extension on Perplexity, that is my main search engine now.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The unexpected twist in the story left the audience in a state of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She stared at the instructions in complete ____, unable to understand what she was supposed to do.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English perplexite, borrowed from Middle French perplexité or post-classical Latin perplexitās, from perplexus (“entangled”). By surface analysis, perplex + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Emperor, who was by then a focus of unresolvable perplexities, stood providing a strongly contrary appearance."
— 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 149:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The unexpected twist in the story left the audience in a state of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She stared at the instructions in complete ____, unable to understand what she was supposed to do.