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   perplex

   /pəˈplɛks/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel completely baffled: "she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness"
   • ▪ complicate or confuse (a matter): "they were perplexing a subject plain in itself"

   Word Origin late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered’, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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

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   Perplex means to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, translations, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     PERPLEX meaning: 1. to confuse and worry someone slightly by...

   • Znaczenie Perplex, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     PERPLEX definicja: 1. to confuse and worry someone slightly...

   • Perplex: Indonesian Translation

     PERPLEX translate: membingungkan. Learn more in the...

   • Perplex: Malay Translation

     perplex - translate into Malay with the English-Malay...

   • Simplified

     PERPLEX translate: 使困惑，使茫然;使担忧. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Traditional

     PERPLEX translate: 使困惑，使茫然;使擔憂. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Perplex: French Translation

     perplex translate: rendre perplexe. Learn more in the...

   • Perplex: German Translation

     perplex translate: verwirren. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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

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

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   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.

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

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

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

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   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.

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

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   Perplex means to confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt, or to make confusedly intricate. Find the origin, usage, and examples of perplex and its synonyms, such as bewilder, mystify, and puzzle.

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

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   Perplex means to confuse or worry someone because they do not understand something or because it causes them difficulty. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of perplex with sentences and quizzes.