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    perplex
    /pəˈplɛks/

    verb

    • 1. make (someone) feel completely baffled: "she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERPLEX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PERPLEX definition: 1. to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve: 2. to confuse…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › perplexPerplex Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PERPLEX is to make unable to grasp something clearly or to think logically and decisively about something. How to use perplex in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perplex.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERPLEX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PERPLEX meaning: 1. to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve: 2. to confuse…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › perplexPERPLEX Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Perplex definition: to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally. See examples of PERPLEX used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › perplexPerplex - definition of perplex by The Free Dictionary

    1. to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain. 2. to make complicated; confuse. 3. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty. [1585–95; back formation from perplexed] per•plex′er, n.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › perplexPerplex - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To perplex someone is to amaze, baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, or puzzle them. Perplexing things are hard to understand. If you're perplexed, then you're confused.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERPLEX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    perplex. (pəʳpleks ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense perplexes , present participle perplexing , past tense, past participle perplexed. verb. If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishperplex verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of perplex verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › perplexperplex - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty. back formation from perplexed 1585–95. per•plex′er, n. per•plex′ing•ly, adv. 1. mystify, confound. 2. tangle, snarl. 3. vex, annoy, bother. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERPLEXED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PERPLEXED definition: 1. confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve: 2. confused, because something…. Learn more.