'Perplexed' definitions:

Definition of 'perplexed'

From: WordNet
adjective
Full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" [ant: unperplexed]

Definition of 'Perplexed'

From: GCIDE
  • Perplexed \Per*plexed"\, a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. -- {Per*plex"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Per*plex"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Perplexed'

From: GCIDE
  • Perplex \Per*plex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perplexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Perplexing.] [L. perplexari. See Perplex, a.]
  • 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts. [1913 Webster]
  • No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety. "Perplexd beyond self-explication." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv. 8. [1913 Webster]
  • We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To plague; to vex; to torment. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See Embarrass. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'perplexed'

From: Moby Thesaurus