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The phrase "a perplexing mess" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or problem that is confusing and disorganized.
Example: "The project turned into a perplexing mess, with deadlines missed and communication breakdowns."
Alternatives: "a confusing jumble" or "a baffling situation".
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The Italian director Dario Argento, who in his prime was sometimes compared to Hitchcock, serves up a perplexing mess in "Argento's Dracula 3D," a retelling of the Dracula story that isn't savvy enough to earn the right to be intentionally bad.
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It was a perplexing sight.
Perhaps it's the fate of any great constitutional debate that ends up in a stark binary choice on a ballot paper that delivering what the people decide can bubble up into one great perplexing mess.
A perplexing court indeed.
BANKS are a perplexing mix.
Now there is a perplexing shortage.
It is a perplexing group.
Suicide is a perplexing problem.
This is a perplexing statement.
That was a perplexing turn of events.
This is a perplexing bundle of criticisms.
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