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perplection

perplection is the rare spelling of perplexion.

Meaning of perplexion

Noun

perplexion (countable and uncountable, plural perplexions)

  1. Condition or state of being perplexed; perplexity.
    • 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...2019 November 12, Gal Koplewitz, “Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2019
    Synonyms:
    perplexity

Forms of perplection

pluralperplections

Questions about perplection

What is perplection the rare spelling of?
Perplection is the rare spelling of perplexion.

Words near perplection in the dictionary

  1. perpeyn
  2. perphenazine
  3. perphenazines
  4. Perpignan
  5. perpin
  6. perplection
  7. perplections
  8. perplex
  9. perplex number
  10. perplex numbers
  11. perplexable

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