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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.

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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 synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Perplex is a verb that means to make unable to grasp something clearly or to think logically and decisively about something. It can also mean to make intricate or involved. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related words for perplex.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERPLEX | definition in the Cambridge English 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 synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.

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

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

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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.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 it causes them difficulty. It can also mean to make something complicated or hard to understand. See the word origin, pronunciation, and usage examples of perplex.

8. 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.

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

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

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPERPLEX - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    PERPLEX means to confuse and worry someone because they do not understand something or it causes them difficulty. Learn how to use this word in sentences, pronounce it, and find synonyms and translations.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › perplex_nperplex, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    Perplex is a noun meaning a state of confusion or bewilderment. It is derived from the adjective or verb perplex, which means to confuse or baffle. See usage, frequency, and pronunciation examples.