Perplex

  • 51perplex — per·plex …

    English syllables

  • 52perplex — per•plex [[t]pərˈplɛks[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain 2) to make complicated; confuse 3) to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty • Etymology: 1585–95; back formation from… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53perplex — /pəˈplɛks / (say puh pleks) verb (t) 1. to cause to be puzzled over what is not understood or certain; bewilder; confuse mentally. 2. to make complicated or confused, as a matter, question, etc. 3. to hamper with complications, confusion, or… …

  • 54perplex — adj ( t, a) förbluffad, häpen, handfallen …

    Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • 55perplex — per|plẹx <lateinisch> (umgangssprachlich für verwirrt, verblüfft; bestürzt) …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 56perplex —   Ho ohihia, ho ohuikau …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 57perplex — see PLY …

    Word origins

  • 58puzzle, perplex, bewilder — Although these verbs have different origins, they mean about the same thing and can safely be interchanged. Puzzle, the most commonly used of the three terms, means to put someone at a loss, to mystify, to baffle : What you are trying to do… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 59Perplexed — Perplex Per*plex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 60Perplexing — Perplex Per*plex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English