86 entries under perplexity topic. ×

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disturbing(noun, verb, adjective, bad, moving)
10
unsettling(noun, adjective, bad, hard, happy)
6
embarrassing(noun, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
6
perplexing(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
5
confounding(noun, verb, adjective, difficult, confusion)
3
confusion(noun, adjective, uncertainty, bewilderment)
2
blurring(noun, verb, adjective, difficult, confusion)
2
clutter(noun, uncertainty, bewilderment, puzzlement)
2
cluttering(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
2
disarranging(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
2
disarray(noun, uncertainty, bewilderment, puzzlement)
2
discomfiting(noun, adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
1
abashing(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
abashment(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
addling(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
agitation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
befuddlement(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
befuddling(noun, adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
1
bemusement(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
bewilderment(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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