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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperplexité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁ.plɛk.si.te
"Son visage reflétait une grande perplexité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being perplexed or unable to understand something.
"A look of deep puzzlement crossed her face as she read the cryptic message." - 2
Something that causes confusion or perplexity; a puzzle.
"The sudden disappearance of the artifacts remained a puzzlement to the curators."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'puzzle' (of uncertain origin, possibly related to 'pose' or an intensive form of 'oppose') combined with the English suffix '-ment' denoting a state or condition. It entered the English lexicon in the late 17th century to describe the state of being bewildered or perplexed by something difficult to understand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Puzzlement" is said worldwide
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perplexité
Transliteration: pɛʁ.plɛk.si.te
"Son visage reflétait une grande perplexité."
Verwirrung
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁʊŋ
"Sie betrachtete das seltsame Phänomen mit großer Verwirrung."
perplessità
Transliteration: per.ples.siˈta
"La sua risposta ha generato molta perplessità."
perplejidad
Transliteration: peɾ.ple.xiˈdad
"Hubo un momento de gran perplejidad entre los asistentes."
perplexidade
Transliteration: peɾ.ple.ksiˈda.dʒi
"O enigma causou profunda perplexidade nos detetives."
असमंजस
Transliteration: asmanjas
"उसकी आँखों में गहरा असमंजस साफ दिखाई दे रहा था।"
困惑
Transliteration: kùnhuò
"他脸上露出了困惑的表情。"
당혹스러움
Transliteration: dang-hok-seu-reo-um
"그녀의 표정에는 당혹스러움이 가득했다."
戸惑い
Transliteration: tomadoi
"彼の突然の質問に戸惑いを隠せなかった。"
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