Perplexities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perplexity \Per*plex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Perplexities}. [L.
     perplexitas: cf. F. perplexit['e].]
     The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled;
     complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind
     through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment;
     doubt.


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           By their own perplexities involved,
           They ravel more.                         --Milton.
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