perplexion
nounEtymology From Latin perplexionem, from perplexio, equivalent to perplex + -ion.
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 re-arrange our attic of ideas.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