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- DictionaryPer·plex/pərˈpleks/
verb
- 1. (of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled: "she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness"
to cause someone to be confused or uncertain over something that is not understood: The symptoms of the disease have continued to perplex her doctors. perplexed.
To perplex someone is to amaze, baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, or puzzle them. Perplexing things are hard to understand. If you're perplexed, then you're confused. Different things perplex different people. In football, a tricky defense will perplex a quarterback. Complicated formulas can perplex math students.
Definition of perplex verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
May 13, 2016 · 1. to make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle. 2. to make intricate or complicated; make confusing or hard to understand. to perplex an issue. noun. 3. Rare, Archaic. perplexity.
Define perplex. perplex synonyms, perplex pronunciation, perplex translation, English dictionary definition of perplex. tr.v. per·plexed , per·plex·ing , per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate: poorly...
Definitions of 'perplex' If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty. [...] Conjugations of 'perplex' present simple: I perplex, you perplex [...] past simple: I perplexed, you perplexed [...] past participle: perplexed. More. Synonyms of 'perplex'
to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty. back formation from perplexed 1585–95. per•plex′er, n. per•plex′ing•ly, adv. 1. mystify, confound. 2. tangle, snarl. 3. vex, annoy, bother. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
