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per·plexed

(pər-plĕkst′)
adj.
1. Filled with confusion or bewilderment; puzzled.
2. Full of complications or difficulty; involved.

[Middle English, from perplex, confused, from Old French perplexe, from Latin perplexus : per-, per- + plexus, past participle of plectere, to entwine; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

per·plex′ed·ly (-plĕk′sĭd-lē) adv.
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perplexedly

(pəˈplɛksɪdlɪ)
adv
in a puzzled way
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Adv. 1. perplexedly - in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly"
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Translations
بارْتِباك، بِحَيْرَه
zmateně
forvirret
zavarodottan
ráîleysislega
şaşırmış şekilde

perplexedly

[pəˈpleksɪdlɪ] ADVperplejamente
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perplexedly

[pəˈplɛksɪdlɪ] advcon perplessità
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perplex

(pəˈpleks) verb
to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand. She was perplexed by his questions. verbyster يُحَيِّر، يُرْبِك обърквам desorientar zmást verwirren gøre perpleks; forvirre μπερδεύω, σαστίζω dejar perplejo, desconcertar kimbatusse viima گیج کردن hämmentyä rendre perplexe לְבַלבֵּל व्याकुल करना smesti, staviti pred zagonetku megzavar membingungkan rugla, gera ráðvilltan confondere, rendere perplesso まごつかせる 당혹하게 하다 (su)gluminti, apstulbinti apmulsināt membingungkan verbluffen forvirre, gjøre rådvill zbijać z tropu اريانول، سرګردانول، مغشوشول desorientar a ră­mâne perplex ставить в тупик; запутывать zmiasť zmesti zbuniti förvirra, förbrylla, göra perplex ทําให้งุนงง şaşırtmak 困惑 ставити в безвихідь; спантеличувати الجھانا، حيران کرنا khó hiểu 困惑
perˈplexed adjective
verbysterd مُتَحَيِّر، مُرْتَبِك объркан perplexo popletený verwirrt perpleks; forvirret σαστισμένος, απορημένος perplejo, confuso hämmingus گیج؛ پیچیده hämmentynyt perplexe מְבוּלבַּל हैरान, व्याकुल smeten, zbunjen megzavarodott bingung ruglaður, ráðvilltur perplesso 困った 당혹한 apstulbintas, suglumintas apmulsis bingung perplex rådvill, perpleks zakłopotany مغشوشول perplexo perplex сбитый с толку zmätený zmeden zbunjen förvirrad, förbryllad, perplex ซับซ้อน şaşırmış 困惑的 спантеличений; розгублений متحير phức tạp 困惑的
perˈplexedly (-ˈpleksid-) adverb
verbysterd بارْتِباك، بِحَيْرَه объркано de modo confuso zmateně verwirrt perplekst; forvirret απορημένα con perplejidad, perplejo nõutult با حیرت hämmentyneesti avec perplexité בִּמבוּכָה हैरानी से, व्यकुलता zbunjeno zavarosan; zavarodottan dengan kebingungan ráðleysislega con perplessità 困って 당혹하게 aptulbęs, suglumęs apmulsumā dgn bingung verbluft rådvilt, perplekst z zakłopotaniem په حيرانتيا سره de modo confuso cu per­plexi­tate недоумённо zmätene zmedeno zbunjeno förvirrat, förbryllat อย่างงุนงง şaşırmış şekilde 困惑地 спантеличено; розгублено حيراني کے ساتھ phức tạp 困惑地
perˈplexity noun
She stood there in perplexity. verbystering حَيْرَه، تَحَيُّر смущение perplexidade zmatek die Verwirrung forvirrethed σύγχυση, απορία perplejidad kimbatus سردر گمی؛ پیچیدگی hämmennys perplexité בלבול घबराहट, उलझन zbunjenost, smetenost zavar(odottság) kebingungan ráðleysi perplessità 当惑 당혹 apstulbimas, suglumimas apmulsums kebingungan verbluftheid rådvillhet, forfjamselse zakłopotanie اريانتيا، سر ګرداني perplexidade perplexitate недоумение; замешательство zmätok zmedenost zbunjenost förvirring, rådlöshet, bryderi ความงุนงง şaşkınlık 茫然不解 розгубленість; ніяковість حيراني، الجھن sự phức tạp 茫然不解
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Though, to be sure," added Aunt Jamesina perplexedly, "Elizabeth always used to laugh when she said it.
Magdalen looked at her perplexedly -- hesitated -- then walked away by herself toward the house.
(PETER, PERPLEXEDLY: "Seems to me I've heard something like that before.") It is very sad but we will all make some new resolutions next year and maybe it will be easier to keep those.
The English customer paid for what he had had, perplexedly counted his change, and asked, as a stranger, to be directed towards the National Palace.
Archer looked at her perplexedly, wondering if it were lightness or dissimulation that enabled her to touch so easily on the past at the very moment when she was risking her reputation in order to break with it.
He drummed perplexedly on the desk with his fingers.
He was frowning perplexedly, and I drew a deep breath of relief, for the terrible thought that had flashed across my mind was this: that Dr.
'It might be so,' says Twemlow; 'but--' And perplexedly scratching his head, forgetful of the yolks of eggs, is the more discomfited by being reminded how stickey he is.
Long-Beard counted long and perplexedly on his fingers.

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