perplexity
[noun]
Synonyms:
- puzzlement, bafflement, bewilderment, confusion, incomprehension, mystification
- puzzle, difficulty, fix (informal), mystery, paradox

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

per‧plex‧i‧ty /pəˈpleksəti, pəˈpleksɪti $ pər-/ noun (plural perplexities)

1. [uncountable] the feeling of being confused or worried by something you cannot understand

2. [countable usually plural] something that is complicated or difficult to understand:
moral perplexities

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲