Meaning of PERPLEXING
| Pronunciation: | | purpl'eksing
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| | Definition: | | [adj] lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" |
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| | Synonyms: | | confusing, puzzling, unclear |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*plex"ing\, a.
Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome. ``Perplexing thoughts.''
--Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | arcane, baffling, bewildering, bothering, Byzantine, complex, complicated, confounding, confusing, convoluted, cryptic, discomposing, disconcerting, dismaying, distracting, disturbing, embarrassing, enigmatic, flabbergasting, impenetrable, incomprehensible, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, mysterious, mystifying, paradoxical, perturbing, problematic, puzzling, recondite, riddling, sphinxlike, stupefying, twisted, unfathomable, upsetting |
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