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  • 91Franz Kirnbauer — (* 1955 in Pinkafeld; † 2009 in Graz) war ein österreichischer Kulturpublizist, Herausgeber der Jugendzeitschrift „Perplex“ und Gründer des Grazer Perplex Verlages. Kirnbauer war Veranstalter von Filmwochen in Graz und von Ausstellungen …

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  • 92perplexe — (pèr plé ks ) adj. Qui est dans la perplexité. Cela me rend perplexe.    Qui cause la perplexité. •   Affaire perplexe, VILLEROY Mém. t. VII, dans LACURNE. REMARQUE    La Fontaine écrivait perplex : •   Deux avocats qui ne s accordaient point… …

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  • 93bewilder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. puzzle, confuse, perplex; daze. See doubt, wonder. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confound, upset, disconcert, puzzle; see confuse . See Synonym Study at confuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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  • 94complicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. involve, embarrass, confuse; perplex; aggravate, compound. See disorder, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. involve, convolute, confound, make difficult, make complex, make intricate, tangle,… …

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  • 95embarrass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discomfort, demoralize, disconcert, discomfit, nonplus, bother, abash, encumber, trouble, hamper, complicate, perplex. See difficulty, hindrance, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset… …

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  • 96tangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snarl, mix up, jumble, mattedness; complication, involvement. v. mat, snarl; knot, mix inextricably; snare, trap, enmesh; catch, perplex; embroil, complicate. See disorder, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) …

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  • 97perplexed — (adj.) late 15c., pp. adjective; see PERPLEX (Cf. perplex). A case of a past participle form attested centuries before the verb (perplex isn t recorded until 17c.) …

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  • 98puzzle# — puzzle vb Puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound are comparable when they mean to disturb and baffle mentally or throw into mental confusion. The first three words express various mental reactions to what is… …

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  • 99Entangle — En*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entangling}.] 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. [1913 Webster] 2. To …

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  • 100Entangled — Entangle En*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entangling}.] 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. [1913… …

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