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Definition of perplexed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perplexed

adjective
 
/pəˈplekst/
 
/pərˈplekst/
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  1. confused and anxious because you are unable to understand something; showing this
    • a perplexed expression
    • She looked perplexed.
    Extra Examples
    • Gary looked rather perplexed.
    • Investigators are perplexed by the pilot's mistake.
    • She looked a little perplexed.
    • We are all perplexed as to how this happened.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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