English Dictionary
Definition of “perplex”
perplex (pəˈplɛks
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to puzzle; bewilder; confuse
- to complicate ⇒
to perplex an issue
Word Origin
C15: from obsolete perplex (adj) intricate, from Latin perplexus entangled, from per- (thoroughly) + plectere to entwine
Synonyms
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puzzle,
confuse,
stump,
baffle,
bewilder,
muddle,
confound,
beset,
mystify,
faze,
befuddle,
flummox,
bemuse,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
mix you up
Usage examples
Which is just one of many mysteries set to perplex Gosford Park's audiences once the film opens tomorrow.
Glasgow Herald (2002)On the contrary they only serve to perplex and procrastinate matters.
William Dalrymple, WHITE MUGHALS: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-century India (2002)
