perplexity
The state or quality of being perplexedThe state or quality of being perplexed.
» He laughed heartily at my perplexity.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being perplexed.
Perplexität
расте́рянностьrastérjannostʹ, замеша́тельствоzamešátelʹstvo
(countable, uncountable)Something that perplexes.
(countable, uncountable)A measure of the accuracy with which a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.
- trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Examples
3 sentencesHe laughed heartily at my perplexity.
If I am rich in something, it is in perplexities and not in certainties.
I use your extension on Perplexity, that is my main search engine now.
ruЯ использую ваше расширение на Perplexity, который сейчас является моим основным поисковым движком.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English perplexite, borrowed from Middle French perplexité or post-classical LFrom Middle English perplexite, borrowed from Middle French perplexité or post-classical Latin perplexitās, from perplexus (“entangled”). By surface analysis, perplex + -ity.
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Forms
plural: perplexities| Singular | perplexity |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable