noun
perplexity
Perplexity (noun) means a feeling of confusion because something is hard to understand.
noun
1
A feeling of confusion because something is hard to understand.
2
A thing that causes confusion or is hard to make sense of.
"The Emperor, who was by then a focus of unresolvable perplexities, stood providing a strongly contrary appearance."
— Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (1942)
3
(statistics) A number showing how well a model predicts a given set of data.
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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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What is the meaning of perplexity?
"perplexity" (noun) means a feeling of confusion because something is hard to understand.
What is another word for perplexity?
Other words for "perplexity" include puzzlement, bewilderment, confusion.
What is the opposite of perplexity?
Opposites of "perplexity" include sureness, certainty.
What are the different meanings of perplexity?
"perplexity" has 3 main meanings: 1. A feeling of confusion because something is hard to understand; 2. A thing that causes confusion or is hard to make sense of; 3. (statistics) A number showing how well a model predicts a given set of data.
