Perplex
41perplex — per plexadv perplexsein=erstaunt,verwirrt,sprachlossein.Gehtzurückauflat»perplexus=verworren«undistwohlüberfranzVermittlungzuunsgelangt.1600ff …
42perplex — per|plex <wohl über fr. perplexe aus lat. perplexus »verschlungen, verworren«> (ugs.) verwirrt, verblüfft, überrascht, bestürzt, betroffen …
43perplex — per|plex [ pər pleks ] verb transitive to make someone feel perplexed …
44perplex — see PLY …
45perplex — [[t]pə(r)ple̱ks[/t]] perplexes, perplexing, perplexed VERB If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty. [V n] It perplexed him because he was tackling it the wrong… …
46perplex — per·plex || pÉ™r pleks /pÉ™ pleks v. baffle; confuse; complicate …
47perplex — v. a. 1. Entangle, tangle, complicate, involve, snarl, make intricate, make difficult, encumber. 2. Embarrass, puzzle, distract, pose, bewilder, beset, mystify, confuse, confound, pother. 3. Plague, vex, harass, tease, molest, trouble, annoy,… …
48perplex — verb (transitive usually passive) if something perplexes you, it makes you feel worried and confused because it is difficult to understand: I was somewhat perplexed by his response. | a perplexing problem …
49perplex — verb the bizarre notes left at each of these crime scenes perplexed us Syn: puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, throw/catch off balance, exercise, worry; informal flummox, be all Greek to,… …
50perplex — v 1. mystify, confound, bewilder, nonplus, baffle, puzzle, make uncertain, put to it, Inf. bamboozle, Inf. buffalo, Inf. stump; disconcert, Inf. discombobulate, stagger; abash, embarrass, put [s.o.] at a disadvantage or loss; stun, stupefy, daze …
