Perplex

[pə'pleks] or [pɚ'plɛks]

Definition

(verb.) be a mystery or bewildering to; 'This beats me!'; 'Got me--I don't know the answer!'; 'a vexing problem'; 'This question really stuck me'.

Checker: Stan--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.

(a.) To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.

(a.) To plague; to vex; to tormen.

(a.) Intricate; difficult.

Typed by Amalia

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Entangle, tangle, complicate, involve, snarl, make intricate, make difficult.[2]. Embarrass, puzzle, distract, pose, bewilder, beset, mystify, confuse, confound.

Edited by Elsie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Embarrass, puzzle, entangle, involve, encumber, complicate, confuse, bewilder,mystify, harass, entangle

ANT:Clear, enlighten, explicate, disentangle, simplify, elucidate, disencumber

Typist: Lolita

Definition

v.t. to make difficult to be understood: to embarrass: to puzzle: to tease with suspense or doubt.—n. (obs.) a difficulty.—adv. Perplex′edly.—n. Perplex′edness.—adj. Perplex′ing.—adv. Perplex′ingly.—n. Perplex′ity state of being perplexed: confusion of mind arising from doubt &c.: intricacy: embarrassment: doubt.

Typed by Humphrey

Examples

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