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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 in American English. (pərˈplɛks ) verb transitive. 1. to make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle. 2. to make intricate or complicated; make confusing or hard to understand. to perplex an issue. noun.