adjective
perplexed
puh-PLEHKST
adjective
1
Confused and unable to understand something.
"She looked perplexed by the strange instructions on the box."
"The teacher was perplexed when half the class gave the exact same wrong answer."
How to Use Perplexed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPuzzled, not sure what's going on.
Common pairings
look perplexed
perplexed expression
Word Forms
more perplexed comparative, most perplexed superlative
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