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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Proplexité, -etie, n. [Only Sc. Var. of Perplexite(e n., with altered prefix.] Anxiety; distress; confusion; difficulty. = Perplexite(e n. —1375 Barb. xii 530 (C).
Quhill thar fais be Set in-till herd proplexite [E. perplexite] a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1333.
Sanct Iohnne … He estounit with gret proplexite 1513 Doug. xi vii 38.
In quhou gret perrell and proplexite All other materis … standis a1578 Pitsc. I 148/16.
His realme stuide in gret proplexetie
