Vocabulary
Perplexing
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
completely baffling; very puzzling.
Urdu meaning
مضطرب، پیچیدہ، پریشان یا حیران
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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However, among those who are unfamiliar with the Sufi tradition, these terms can be quite perplexing.
Dawn Editorials —
Matters of the heart
— 2026-03-27
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Nevertheless, it is perplexing to see Nepra training its guns only at KE, which is, af ter all, not the only power utility enforcing `illegal` blackouts in low-recovery, high-theft areas within its jurisdiction.
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Why just K-Electric?
— 2025-05-31
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It is perplexing to witness our parliamentarians enable such regressive views, apparently to foster male control.
Dawn Editorials —
Patriarchal views
— 2025-05-29
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This indifference is perplexing in a nuclear neighbourhood, as an escalation in hostilities will not remain a bilateral matter, but affect all of South Asia as well as the Middle East.
Dawn Editorials —
Time for restraint
— 2025-05-09
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David Bohm introduced a radical outlook that sought to desegregate the perplexing aspects of quantum mechanics with broader inquiries about reality and consciousness in the mid-20th century.
Dawn Editorials —
Journey of science
— 2025-01-31
Synonyms
calculation, estimation, computation, working out,
Antonyms
clear, easy, simple, straightforward, untroublesome
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