perplexed

  • 11perplexed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 12perplexed — per|plexed [ pər plekst ] adjective confused because you cannot understand something: BEWILDERED: What s the matter? Rob said, looking totally perplexed. ╾ per|plex|ed|ly [ pər pleksıdli ] adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13perplexed — adjective confused and worried by something that you do not understand: She looked up at me with a perplexed stare. perplexedly adverb: Florian was examining her perplexedly …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14perplexed — UK [pə(r)ˈplekst] / US [pərˈplekst] adjective confused because you cannot understand something What s the matter? Rob said, looking totally perplexed. Derived word: perplexedly UK [pə(r)ˈpleksɪdlɪ] / US [pərˈpleksɪdlɪ] adverb …

    English dictionary

  • 15perplexed — adjective Date: 15th century 1. filled with uncertainty ; puzzled 2. full of difficulty • perplexedly adverb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16perplexed — adjective a) Confused or puzzled. b) Bewildered …

    Wiktionary

  • 17perplexed — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine, addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill, at an impasse, baffled, balled up, balled up, bamboozled, beat, bewildered, beyond one, bothered, buffaloed, chaotic, complex, complicated,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18perplexed — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Confused] Syn. troubled, uncertain, bewildered; see doubtful 2 . 2. [Involved] Syn. intricate, bewildering, confusing; see complex 2 , difficult 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Mentally uncertain: addled,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19perplexed — per plexed || pÉ™r plekst /pÉ™ adj. baffled; puzzled, at a loss; confused; complicated per·plex || pÉ™r pleks /pÉ™ pleks v. baffle; confuse; complicate …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20perplexed — 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,… …

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