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   Per·plex

   /pərˈpleks/

   

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   • 1. (of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled: "she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness"
   • ▪ complicate or confuse (a matter): "they were perplexing a subject plain in itself"

   Word Origin late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered’, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.

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   What does Perplex mean?

   • Origin perplex (1500-1600) perplex “perplexed” ((14-17 centuries)), from Latin perplexus, from plexus “twisted together” perplex meaning, definition, what is perplex: if something perplexes you, it makes you...: Learn more.

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   Where did the word 'Perplex' come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective perplex is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for perplex is from before 1425, in the writing of John Wyclif, theologian, philosopher, and religious reformer. perplex is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perplexus.

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   What is a perplexing word?

   • Related: Perplexing, which well describes the history of the word; perplexingly. Proto-Indo-European root forming prepositions, etc., meaning "forward," and, by extension, "in front of, before, first, chief, toward, near, against," etc.

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   What is the meaning of perplexity?

   • perplexity ( countable and uncountable, plural perplexities) The state or quality of being perplexed . Something that perplexes . The Emperor, who was by then a focus of unresolvable perplexities, stood providing a strongly contrary appearance. ( information theory) A measure of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.

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   Definitions of 'perplex' If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty. [...] More. Conjugations of 'perplex' present simple: I perplex, you perplex [...] past simple: I perplexed, you perplexed [...] past participle: perplexed. More. Synonyms of 'perplex'

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   perplex. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English per‧plex /pəˈpleks $ pər-/ verb [ transitive] if something perplexes you, it makes you feel confused and worried because it is difficult to understand SYN puzzle Shea’s symptoms perplexed the doctors. —perplexing adjective a perplexing problem → See Verb table Examples from the ...

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   : to make unable to grasp something clearly or to think logically and decisively about something. her attitude perplexes me. a perplexing problem. 2. : to make intricate or involved : complicate. Synonyms. complexify. complicate. embarrass. entangle. sophisticate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for perplex.

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   May 13, 2024 · verb transitive. 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.

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   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'

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   What does the adjective perplex mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective perplex . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.