perplexing

🇺🇸 /pərˈpleksɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /pəˈpleksɪŋ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

causing confusion or uncertainty because something is difficult to understand

The math problem was so perplexing that even the teacher had trouble solving it.

translation

adj. causing confusion or uncertainty because something is difficult to understand

Synonyms

baffling adj. 令人困惑的 muddled adj. 混乱的 embarrassing adj. 尴尬, 难堪 puzzling adj. 费解 confused adj. 困惑的, 混乱的 disorganized adj. 无组织的 frustrating adj. 令人沮丧 bewildering adj. 令人困惑 confusing adj. 困惑

Antonyms

shortening n. 起酥油 coherent adj. 连贯的, 表达清晰的 systematic adj. 系统的 orderly adj. 整齐的, 守秩序的 valid adj. 合法的, 合理的, 系统接受的 connected adj. 有联系的 satisfying adj. 满足的 cutting n. 剪报, 插枝, 路堑 reasonable adj. 合理的, 可接受的, 价格合理的, 还算不错的 solid adj. 固体的, 实心的, 连续的, 纯质的, 坚固的, 可靠的, 扎实的, 持续不断的, 纯色的, 立体的, 一致的 logical adj. 合理, 逻辑