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растерянность — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • perplexity noun A feeling of confusion because something is hard to understand.
  • pucker verb To draw something into small folds or wrinkles, especially by tightening or squeezing.
  • qualm noun A feeling of worry, doubt or fear.

Senses

растерянность is used for these senses in English:

  • abashment The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]
  • at a loss (idiomatic) Not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability.
  • perplexity The state or quality of being perplexed.
  • pucker (colloquial) A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation.
  • qualm A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. [from 16th c.]

perplexity — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of confusion because something is hard to understand.
  2. noun A thing that causes confusion or is hard to make sense of.
  3. noun (statistics) A number showing how well a model predicts a given set of data.

pucker — full definition

  1. verb To draw something into small folds or wrinkles, especially by tightening or squeezing.
  2. noun A small wrinkle or fold, especially in skin or fabric.
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