/pərˈpleksəti/
per·plex·ity
BrE /pəˈpleksəti/
NAmE /pərˈpleksəti/
(
plural
per·plex·ities) (formal)
[U]
the state of feeling confused and anxious because you do not understand sth
SYN confusion
Most of them just stared at her in perplexity.
[C, usually pl.]
something that is difficult to understand
the perplexities of life