The word of the day is:

per⋅plexed

AC_FL_RunContent = 0;var interfaceflash = new LEXICOFlashObject ( “http://sp.ask.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf”, “speaker”, “17”, “15”, ““, “6”);interfaceflash.addParam(“loop”, “false”);interfaceflash.addParam(“quality”, “high”);interfaceflash.addParam(“menu”, “false”);interfaceflash.addParam(“salign”, “t”);interfaceflash.addParam(“FlashVars”, “soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.ask.com%2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FP02%2FP0298800.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=401aa993&u=audio”); interfaceflash.addParam(‘wmode’,’transparent’);interfaceflash.write();http://sp.ask.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf[per-plekst] Show IPA

–adjective

1. bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind.
2. complicated; involved; entangled.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME perplex confused (perplexus; see per-, complex ) + -ed 2

per⋅plex⋅ed⋅ly AC_FL_RunContent = 0;var interfaceflash = new LEXICOFlashObject ( “http://sp.ask.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf”, “speaker”, “17”, “15”, ““, “6”);interfaceflash.addParam(“loop”, “false”);interfaceflash.addParam(“quality”, “high”);interfaceflash.addParam(“menu”, “false”);interfaceflash.addParam(“salign”, “t”);interfaceflash.addParam(“FlashVars”, “soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.ask.com%2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FP02%2FP0298900.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=401aa993&u=audio”); interfaceflash.addParam(‘wmode’,’transparent’);interfaceflash.write();http://sp.ask.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf[per-plek-sid-lee] Show IPA , adverb per⋅plex⋅ed⋅ness, noun

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