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perplexed

/pərˈplekst/

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adjective

/pərˈplekst/B2formal
  • ruОписывает состояние замешательства или недоумения, часто из-за чего-то сложного или неясного.

Describes a state of being confused or puzzled, often due to something complicated or unclear.

  1. Confused or puzzledB2formal

    Feeling or showing confusion because something is difficult to understand.

    ruОзадаченный

    • She looked perplexed by the complex instructions.
    • The student was perplexed by the math problem.
    • He was perplexed when the experiment didn't work as expected.

    Synonymsbaffledbemusedbewilderedconfuseddumbfoundedmystifiednonplussedpuzzled

    Antonymscertainclearsureunconfusedunderstanding

  2. Bewildered or uncertainB2formal

    Unable to understand something clearly; uncertain about what to do.

    ruОзадаченный

    • The audience was perplexed by the magician's trick.
    • I am perplexed by his sudden change of attitude.
    • They were perplexed about which path to take.

    Synonymsat a lossbaffledbemusedbewilderedconfusedmystifiednonplussedpuzzleduncertain

    Antonymscertainclearheadedcomposedsure

Forms
  • more perplexed comparative form
  • most perplexed superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

perplex/pərˈplɛks/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, вызывающего у кого-либо чувство замешательства, недоумения или неспособности понять что-либо.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to feel confused, baffled, or unable to understand something.

  1. Confuse or puzzleB2formal

    To cause someone to feel confused or uncertain because they cannot understand something.

    ruОзадачить

    • The complex instructions perplexed the new employees.
    • His strange behavior perplexed everyone at the party.
    • The riddle perplexed the students for hours.

    Synonymsbafflebefuddlebewilderconfoundconfuseflummoxmystifynonpluspuzzle

    Antonymsclarifyenlightenexplain

  2. Complicate or make difficultC1formal

    To make something more complicated or difficult to understand.

    ruУсложнять

    • The additional clauses perplexed the legal agreement.
    • Her contradictory statements perplexed the investigation.
    • The sudden change in plans perplexed the entire team.

    Synonymscomplicatecompoundconfuseentanglemuddlesnarltangle

    Antonymsclarifyelucidateexplainsimplifyunraveluntangle

Forms
  • perplexed past participle
  • perplexed past simple
  • perplexing present participle
  • perplexes third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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