To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety
be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty. It perplexed him because he was tackling it the wrong way. if something perplexes you, it makes you feel confused and worried because it is difficult to understand = puzzle (perplex (14-17 centuries), from perplexus, from plexus )
be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts
make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"