perplexation

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noun

The state of being perplexed; perplexity.

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Meanings

nounperplexation (usually uncountable, plural perplexations)

plural perplexations

  1. rareuncountableusuallyThe state of being perplexed; perplexity.
  2. obsoleterareuncountableusuallyvexation; annoyance

    This world is full of trouble! There can be no doubt of that. Nothing but bother and perplexation!

    1850, Edward Ranger, An Artist's Wife: A Drama in Two Acts, page 3

Origin

From perplex + -ation.

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APA

perplexation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perplexation

MLA

“perplexation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perplexation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perplexation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perplexation.

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