Words and phrases that have a meaning related to perplexity: (122 results)
Often used in the same context:
bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, astonishment, indignation, befuddlement, exasperation, ambivalence, incredulity, incredulousness, stupefaction, consternation, mystification, discomfiture, anguish, confusion, bemusement, sheepishness, disquiet, unease, wonderment, angst, strangeness, dismay, bashfulness, unsettlement, discombobulation, uneasiness, fretfulness, mortification, diffidence, dubiousness, ambiguity, disquietude, disbelief, jadedness, sadness, helplessness, sanguinity, infuriation, disinterest, cynicism, revulsion, suspiciousness, doubleness, vexation, amazement, inwardness, blitheness, misgiving, powerlessness, joylessness, peevishness, mirth, despondence, frustration, weariness, superciliousness, inarticulateness, disgust, uninterest, loathing, sorrow, despair, irrationality, anxiety, irresolution, inconstancy, incongruity, irreconcilability, disorientation, unawareness, disillusionment, cognitive dissonance, absurdity, indifference, repugnance, annoyance, contradictions, animality, timidity, trepidation, endlessness, ambiguousness, obtuseness, restlessness, nervousness, profounder, boundlessness, awkwardness, reticence, ineffectuality, haughtiness, dubiety, presentiment, pompousness, fatalism, disjuncture, incoherence, unhappiness, impatience, embarrassment, discouragement, disappointment, perplexities
More specific:
closed book, complication, dilemma, enigma, mystery, quandary, secret, snarl, tangle
Appears in the definition of:
confusing, dilemma, perplexing, puzzling, quandary
More general:
Also try:disarray, mental confusion
— Adjectives for perplexity: great, much, greatest, considerable, deep, extreme, utmost, greater, sore, more, utter, more...
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