perplex

Definition of perplex in English English dictionary: To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle; {v} to distract, disturb, puzzle, vex; {a} 102 distracted, intricate; To plague; to vex; to tormen; Intricate; difficult; 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"; {f} baffle; confuse; complicate; Cause to feel baffled; puzzle
perplexed: Confused or puzzled
perplexed: Simple past tense and past participle of perplex
perplexing: Present participle of perplex
perplexing: bewildering
perplexingly: In a way or to an extent that is perplexing
perplexity: A measurement in information theory
perplexity: The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused
perplexity: intricacy
perplexed: {a} 102 distracted, intricate
perplexedly: {a} in an intricate manner, crossly
perplexity: {n} distraction, anxiety, difficulty
Perplexedly: perplexly
perplexed: {s} baffled; puzzled, at a loss; confused; complicated
perplexed: Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious
perplexed: Bewildered
perplexed: past of perplex
perplexed: full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world
perplexed: If you are perplexed, you feel confused and slightly worried by something because you do not understand it. She is perplexed about what to do for her daughter. confused and worried by something that you do not understand = puzzled
perplexed: full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
perplexedly: In a confused or puzzled manner
perplexedly: in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly
perplexedly: confusedly, bewilderedly, in a puzzled manner
perplexes: third-person singular of perplex
perplexing: confusing or puzzling
perplexing: If you find something perplexing, you do not understand it or do not know how to deal with it. It took years to understand many perplexing diseases = puzzling
perplexing: {s} baffling; confusing; complicated
perplexing: Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome
perplexing: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
perplexities: plural of perplexity
perplexity: Perplexity is a feeling of being confused and frustrated because you do not understand something. He began counting them and then, with growing perplexity, counted them a second time
perplexity: Something that perplexes
perplexity: The state of being perplexed; puzzled or confused
perplexity: trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
perplexity: The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt
perplexity: {i} confusion; complication; bafflement
perplexity: The perplexities of something are those things about it which are difficult to understand because they are complicated. the perplexities of quantum mechanics

perplex

Hyphenation

per·plex

Turkish pronunciation

pırpleks

Synonyms

astonish, astound, baffle, balk, befuddle, beset, bewilder, buffalo, complicate, confound, discombobulate, discompose, dumbfound, encumber, entangle

Antonyms

clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain

Pronunciation

/pərˈpleks/ /pɜrˈplɛks/

Etymology

[ p&r-'pleks ] (transitive verb.) 1593. From Old French Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”) per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).

Tenses

perplexes, perplexing, perplexed

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