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View definitions for perplexed

perplexed

adjective as in confused

Strong match

Weak match

adjective as in involved

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People who knew the family were perplexed at what went wrong.

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Heitmann said she was “perplexed” by the delays and begged the agency for guidance.

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Despite his ability to pick out positive individual performances - which left pundits and punters perplexed - there was a hint that he knew things were slipping away.

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Muir was left perplexed by her failure to progress in the women's 1500m after she faded from contention in the closing stages.

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He told MPs that he was "perplexed that the first minister has not welcomed it", adding: "I would have expected the first minister to be holding a press conference to celebrate what we've done."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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