The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
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A state of confusion.
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The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.
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To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
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The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream.
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To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.
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To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.
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The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check.
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The state of being bewildered.
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The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify.
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The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened.
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