Per*plex"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Perplexities (#). [L. perplexitas: cf. F. perplexit'e.]

The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt.

By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more. Milton.

 

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