Perplexed
/pɚˈplɛkst/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of perplex form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Confused or puzzled.
"The scientists were perplexed by the new discovery."
- 2 Bewildered.
- 3 Entangled; labyrinthine. obsolete
""[…] But come, Lady, we are too near the mouth of the cavern; let us seek its inmost recesses. […]" "Though all your actions are noble, […] is it fitting that I should accompany you alone into these perplexed retreats? Should we be found together, what would a censorious world think of my conduct?""
Adjective
- 1 full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment wordnet
Example
More examples"He was perplexed at the unexpected result."