perplexion

English

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Etymology

From Latin perplexionem, from perplexio, equivalent to perplex +‎ -ion.

Noun

perplexion (countable and uncountable, plural perplexions)

  1. Condition or state of being perplexed; perplexity.
    • 2019 November 12, Gal Koplewitz, “Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language”, in The New Yorker‎[1], archived from the original on 12 November 2019:
      Just as reality cannot be fully expressed in language, it also resists confinement to a single belief system: “We live in a world full of contradictions. . . . and ideology cannot stand contradictions.” Rather, Oz advises perplexion—that we all be driven by our confusion to constantly examine and re-arrange our attic of ideas.

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