n.
Pronunciation: p ə r- ' plek-s ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English perplexite, from Middle French perplexité, from Late Latin perplexitat-, perplexitas, from Latin perplexus
Date: 14th century
1 : the state of being perplexed : BEWILDERMENT
2 : something that perplexes
3 : ENTANGLEMENT