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Perplexity

/pəˈplɛksɪti/

The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.

📖 Definitions of "Perplexity"

noun

1
The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.
2
Something that perplexes.
3
In information theory, a measurement of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.

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Word	Definition
bewildermentnoun	The state of being bewildered.
confusionnoun	The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
hesitationnoun	An act of hesitating
concernnoun	That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
perplexmentnoun	The state of being perplexed; perplexity.
perplexionnoun	Condition or state of being perplexed; perplexity.
perplexationnoun	(rare) The state of being perplexed; perplexity.
perplexednessnoun	The quality of being perplexed; bafflement; confusion.
perplexingnessnoun	The quality of being perplexing.
perplexivenessnoun	(obsolete) The quality of being perplexing; perplexingness
puzzlenoun	(countable) A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
puzzlementnoun	The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.
puzzlednessnoun	puzzlement; perplexity
puzzlingnessnoun	The quality of being puzzling.
bewilderednessnoun	The state or quality of being bewildered.
bafflementnoun	(uncountable) The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.
confusednessnoun	The state or quality of being confused.
confusingnessnoun	The state or quality of being confusing.
befuddlednessnoun	The quality of being befuddled.
confoundednessnoun	The state or quality of being confounded.