Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perplexity"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Perplexity \Per*plex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Perplexities}. [L.
perplexitas: cf. F. perplexit['e].]
The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled;
complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind
through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment;
doubt.

By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more.
--Milton.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

perplexity
n : trouble or confusion resulting from complexity


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