perplexity
3 synonyms and 2 antonyms for perplexity, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A feeling of confusion because something is hard to understand.
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Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
From Middle English perplexite, borrowed from Middle French perplexité or post-classical Latin perplexitās, from perplexus (“entangled”). By surface analysis, perplex + -ity.
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