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1. (v.t.) perplex
to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain.
2. perplex
to make complicated; confuse.
3. perplex
to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.
Etymology: (1585–95; back formation from perplexed)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
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"
2. (verb) complicate, perplex
make more complicated
"There was a new development that complicated the matter"
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| Definition of 'perplex' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) perplex
to involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts
2. (adj) perplex
to embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety
3. (adj) perplex
to plague; to vex; to tormen
4. (adj) perplex
intricate; difficult
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Sense: to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand
She was perplexed by his questions.
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 Afrikaans: verbyster |
 Arabic: يُحَيِّر، يُرْبِك |
 Bulgarian: обърквам |
 Brazilian: desorientar |
 Czech: zmást |
 German: verwirren |
 Danish: gøre perpleks; forvirre |
 Greek: μπερδεύω, σαστίζω |
 Spanish: dejar perplejo, desconcer |
 Estonian: kimbatusse viima |
 Farsi: گیج کردن |
 Finnish: hämmentyä |
 French: rendre perplexe |
 Hebrew: לְבַלבֵּל |
 Hindi: व्याकुल करना |
 Croatian: smesti, staviti pred zago |
 Hungarian: megzavar |
 Indonesian: membingungkan |
 Icelandic: rugla, gera ráðvilltan |
 Italian: confondere, rendere perpl |
 Japanese: まごつかせる |
 Korean: 당혹하게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: (su)gluminti, apstulbinti |
 Latvian: apmulsināt |
 Malay: membingungkan |
 Dutch: verbluffen |
 Norwegian: forvirre, gjøre rådvill |
 Polish: zbijać z tropu |
 Persian: گیج کردن |
 Pashto: اريانول، سرګردانول، مغشو |
 Portuguese: desorientar |
 Romanian: a rămâne perplex |
 Russian: ставить в тупик;запутыват |
 Slovak: zmiasť |
 Slovenian: zmesti |
 Serbian: zbuniti |
 Swedish: förvirra, förbrylla, göra |
 Thai: ทำให้งุนงง |
 Turkish: şaşırtmak |
 Taiwanese: 困惑 |
 Ukrainian: ставити в безвихідь; спан |
 Urdu: الجھانا، حيران کرنا |
 Vietnamese: khó hiểu |
 Chinese: 困惑 |
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