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Perplexity vs Dissension - What's the difference?

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Perplexity is a related term of dissension.


As nouns the difference between perplexity and dissension

is that perplexity is the state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused while dissension is an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.

perplexity

English

Noun

(perplexities)
  • 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:
    • The Emperor, who was by then a focus of unresolvable perplexities , stood providing a strongly contrary appearance.
  • A measurement in information theory: see (Perplexity).

    • dissension

    English

    Noun

  • An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
  • Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
  • * 1843 , E.A.Poe,
    • The natural scenery of America has often been contrasted, in its general features as well as in detail, with the landscape of the Old World—more especially of Europe—and not deeper has been the enthusiasm, than wide the dissension , of the supporters of each region.