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Meaning of 'perplexing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Perplexing [ a.]
- Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome.
2 . Perplexing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Perplex

Meaning of 'perplexing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . perplexing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
Example in sentence:
  • a puzzling statement;
  • perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it;
  • sent confusing signals to Iraq

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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