Meanings
plural perplexions · alternative perplection
- countableuncountableCondition or state of being perplexed; perplexity.
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Just as reality cannot be fully expressed in language, it also resists confinement to a single belief system: “We live in a world full of contradictions. . . . and ideology cannot stand contradictions.” Rather, Oz advises perplexion—that we all be driven by our confusion to constantly examine and re-arrange our attic of ideas.
2019 November 12, Gal Koplewitz, “Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2019Synonyms: perplexity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCondition or state of being perplexed; perplexity.
Origin
- Latinperplexionem
- Englishperplexion
From Latin perplexionem, from perplexio, equivalent to perplex + -ion.
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