Perplexing Meaning in English

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التعريف

Something that is perplexing is very confusing or hard to understand, often making you feel unsure or puzzled.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Perplexing' is formal or written; often used for situations, questions, or problems that are not just unclear but deeply confusing. Common collocations: 'perplexing problem', 'perplexing mystery'. Don't use for simple confusion ('confusing' is more general).

• Spanish: desconcertante - desconcertador - confuso
• Portuguese (BR): desconcertante - confuso
• Portuguese (PT): desconcertante - confuso
• Chinese (Simplified): 令人困惑的 - 令人费解的
• Chinese (Traditional): 令人困惑的 - 令人費解的
• Hindi: उलझन भरा - भ्रमित करने वाला
• Arabic: مُحيِّر - مُربِك
• Bengali: জটিল - ধাঁধাময় - বিভ্রান্তিকর
• Russian: запутанный - озадачивающий
• Japanese: 不可解な - 困惑させる
• Vietnamese: gây bối rối - khó hiểu
• Korean: 난해한 - 알기 어려운
• Turkish: akıl karıştırıcı - kafa karıştıran
• Urdu: الجھن میں ڈالنے والا - پیچیدہ
• Indonesian: membingungkan - sulit dimengerti

جمل نموذجية

The instructions were perplexing to many students.

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The movie had a perplexing ending.

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It's perplexing how he suddenly disappeared without a trace.

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I always find tax laws perplexing, no matter how much I read about them.

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I found the math problem perplexing.

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Her explanation was so perplexing that nobody understood what she meant.

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