- [uncountable]
the state of feeling confused and worried because you do not understand something synonym confusion困惑;迷惘 - [countable, usually plural]
something that is difficult to understand 难以理解的事物;疑团 the perplexities of life 人生的困惑
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.