perplexity Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
WordNet
Per*plex"i*ty noun
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The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt. By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more. Milton.