Word of the Week for the week of October 30, 2016

Perplexity

Meaning & Usage

noun the state of being confused as a result of something complex.

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Origin

c. 1300, "bewilderment," from Old French perplexite "confusion, perplexity," from Late Latin perplexitatem (nominative perplexitas), from Latin perplexus "confused, involved, interwoven," from per- "completely" + plexus "entagled," past participle of plectere "to twine."

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