perplexed
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, -ˈplekst-lē
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baffled, confounded, hard put, hard-pressed, nonplussed (also nonplused)
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The entire exchange left us increasingly perplexed. — Fritz Zimmermann, ProPublica, "The FBI Told Congress Domestic Terror Investigations Led to 90 Recent Arrests. It Wouldn’t Show Us Records of Even One.," 9 Aug. 2019 At odd moments, a perplexed and very young worker would come out and take an order, then disappear to do what he was really supposed to be doing. — Scott Burns, Dallas News, "Meditating at McDonald's: Chronic understaffing is a sign of greater economic ills," 21 July 2019 Strong support is delivered by David Benoit and Rob Lindley as the perplexed new owners of the opera house. — Tom Titus, Daily Pilot, "Review:: On Theater: ‘Phantom’ resurrected with a vengeance at Segerstrom," 15 July 2019 This left Al Lobo, who lives just up the road on Euclid Heights, somewhat perplexed with the proceedings. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Design on latest Top of the Hill plan draws less criticism than overall process," 29 June 2019 Sophie as played by Brooke Vespoli is believable -- naive, innocent, perplexed. — cleveland.com, "Mamma Mia! energy captivates Regina Hall: Sun Messages," 16 June 2019 Fans seemed pretty perplexed by the exchange, especially as there have been recent dating rumors surrounding Tana and fellow YouTuber Jake Paul. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Tana Mongeau Asks Bella Thorne to Take Her Back Over Social Media," 9 June 2019 Scientists have always been a bit perplexed by the moon’s composition. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "The Moon May Have Formed From a Molten Magma Ocean on Earth," 1 May 2019 In one shot, Steve and a new character Robin are seen working at the concession stand at the local movie theatre while Dustin looks perplexed posted up next to them. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer Is Finally Here and I Am Not Okay," 20 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perplexed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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