perplexity

UK: /pə^rˈplɛksɪti/ US: /pɚˈplɛksɪti/ ,(pər plek′si tē)

Inflections of 'perplexity' (n): npl: perplexities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

per•plex•i•ty /pɚˈplɛksɪti/   n., pl. -ties. 

1. [uncountable] the state or condition of being perplexed:
   He looked up from his work in complete perplexity.
2. something that is perplexing:
   [countable] the perplexities of that software.

See -plex-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

per•plex•i•ty  (pər plek′si tē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. the state of being perplexed;
   confusion;
   uncertainty.
2. something that perplexes:
   a case plagued with perplexities.
3. a tangled, involved, or confused condition or situation.

• Late Latin perplexitās, equivalent. to Latin perplex(us) (see perplexed) + -itās -ity
• Old French
• Middle English perplexite 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

perplexity / pəˈplɛksɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. the state of being perplexed
2. the state of being intricate or complicated
3. something that perplexes