perplexation

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English

Etymology

From perplex +‎ -ation.

Noun

perplexation (usually uncountable, plural perplexations)

  1. (rare) The state of being perplexed; perplexity.
  2. (rare, obsolete) vexation; annoyance
    • 1850, Edward Ranger, An Artist's Wife: A Drama in Two Acts, page 3:
      This world is full of trouble! There can be no doubt of that. Nothing but bother and perplexation!