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perplex
[ per-pleks ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally:
Her strange response perplexed me.
- to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question.
- to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.
perplex
/ pəˈplɛks /
verb
- to puzzle; bewilder; confuse
- to complicate
to perplex an issue
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- per·plex·er noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perplex1
C15: from obsolete perplex (adj) intricate, from Latin perplexus entangled, from per- (thoroughly) + plectere to entwine
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Example Sentences
Two-thirds of my life are already gone; why, then, should I perplex myself so much about the remainder?
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"I don't want to perplex you, but I have done something," said Nick, getting up.
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I should have lived only to worry and perplex him, and something in me tells me this is right.'
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The first questions must never perplex or embarrass the pupil, for they are very important.
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But a trouble weigh'd upon her,And perplex'd her, night and morn, With the burden of an honorUnto which she was not born.
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