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verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally:
Her strange response perplexed me.
2.
to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question.
3.
to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.
Origin:
1585–95;
back formation from
perplexed
Related forms
per·plex·er,
noun
per·plex·ing·ly,
adverb
un·per·plex·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
mystify, confound.
2.
tangle, snarl.
3.
vex, annoy, bother.
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new readers, the action soon picks up.
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These are questions that
perplex
every student of Arabic.
After a slow opening that may
perplex
new readers, the action soon picks up.
I'll
perplex
him with my slow ball.
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investors most is how to determine an investment's cost basis.
The gap between banks and the real economy continues to
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And while with familiarity such ideas become accepted, there are new ones to
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us.
All night no ruder air
perplex
.
These are the little questions that
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me.
There was little to alarm or
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The vacillation had to
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expert and casual observers alike.
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World English Dictionary
perplex
(pəˈplɛks)
—
vb
1.
to puzzle; bewilder; confuse
2.
to complicate:
to perplex an issue
[C15: from obsolete
perplex
(adj) intricate, from Latin
perplexus
entangled, from
per-
(thoroughly) +
plectere
to entwine]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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