Perplexion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Condition or state of being perplexed; perplexity. countable, uncountable

    "Just as reality cannot be fully expressed in language, it also resists confinement to a single belief system: “We live in a world full of contradictions. . . . and ideology cannot stand contradictions.” Rather, Oz advises perplexion—that we all be driven by our confusion to constantly examine and re-arrange our attic of ideas."

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perplexityperplexity

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"Just as reality cannot be fully expressed in language, it also resists confinement to a single belief system: “We live in a world full of contradictions. . . . and ideology cannot stand contradictions.” Rather, Oz advises perplexion—that we all be driven by our confusion to constantly examine and re-arrange our attic of ideas."

Etymology

From Latin perplexionem, from perplexio, equivalent to perplex + -ion.

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