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perplex

[ per-pleks ]

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.

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  2. to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question.

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  3. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.

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perplex

/ ±èəˈ±è±ôÉ›°ì²õ /

verb

  1. to puzzle; bewilder; confuse
  2. to complicate

    to perplex an issue

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è±ð°ù·±è±ô±ð³æ·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perplex1

First recorded in 1585–95; back formation from perplexed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perplex1

C15: from obsolete perplex (adj) intricate, from Latin perplexus entangled, from per- (thoroughly) + plectere to entwine
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So much so that one time later in life my mother even questioned it, perplexed by my desire to re-pilgrimage the park in times good or bad.

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As well as being perplexed at how their side lost, PSG fans will also feel aggrieved at some decisions that went against them early on.

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And so astronomers were perplexed: What do we do with these?

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Italy's Giorgia Meloni would much rather push for another summit that includes the US than discuss a European contingent in Ukraine – a possibility which she says "perplexes" her.

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"I'm pretty perplexed right now how many people are filthy rich like me and aggressively trying to get richer."

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