Per*plex"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Perplexities (#). [L. perplexitas: cf. F. perplexit'e.]
The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt.
By their own perplexities involved,
They ravel more.
Milton.
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