Perplexity vs Disorder - What's the difference?
perplexity | disorder | Related terms |
The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.
Something that perplexes.
* 1942 , Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006), page 149:
A measurement in information theory: see (Perplexity).
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
(medicine) A physical or psychical malfunction.
Perplexity is a related term of disorder.
As nouns the difference between perplexity and disorder
is that perplexity is the state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused while disorder is absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.perplexity
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Noun
(perplexities)- The Emperor, who was by then a focus of unresolvable perplexities , stood providing a strongly contrary appearance.
disorder
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Alternative forms
* disordre (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- After playing the children left the room in disorder .
- The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
- The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.
- Bulimia is an eating disorder .