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Perplexity vs Misery - What's the difference?

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Perplexity is a related term of misery.


As nouns the difference between perplexity and misery

is that perplexity is the state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused while misery is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

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).

    • misery

    English

    Noun

    (miseries)
  • Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
    • Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face .
  • Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
  • (Extreme) poverty.
  • Greed; avarice.

    • Synonyms

    * see

    Derived terms

    * put out of one's misery

    Related terms

    * commiserate * miser * miserable