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Perplexity

/pərˈplɛksəti/ /pəˈplɛksɪti/
noun
  1. 1 şaşkınlık, kafa karışıklığı uncountable
  2. 2 muamma, içinden çıkılmaz durum countable

Definition (English)

  1. A feeling of being confused because you cannot understand something.
  2. Something that is difficult to understand (usually plural).

Example Sentences

  1. She stared at the letter in complete perplexity.
    Mektuba büyük bir şaşkınlıkla baktı.
  2. The instructions caused great perplexity.
    Talimatlar büyük bir kafa karışıklığına neden oldu.
  3. Life is full of small perplexities with no easy answer.
    Hayat, kolay cevabı olmayan küçük muammalarla dolu.
  4. He spent hours trying to solve the perplexities of the old map.
    Eski haritanın muammalarını çözmeye çalışarak saatler harcadı.

Synonyms

confusionbewildermentpuzzlementbafflement

Collocations

in perplexitylook of perplexityexpress perplexitystate of perplexity

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