perplex
Use Perplex in a sentence
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.
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.
1. mystify, confound. 2. tangle, snarl. 3. vex, annoy, bother.
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| —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] | |
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Example sentences
All night no ruder air perplex.
The challenge of flash flood forecasts continues to perplex forecasters.
The physics of clouds have continued to perplex scientists-and hobby gazers-for decades.
And at the top of the list of questions that perplex investors most is how to determine an investment's cost basis.
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