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Perplexing vs Irksome - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between perplexing and irksome

is that perplexing is confusing or puzzling while irksome is disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious.

As a verb perplexing

is present participle of lang=en.

perplexing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • confusing or puzzling
  • bewildering
  • Verb

    (head)
  • irksome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious.
  • He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily.

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