perplex

per·plex  (pr-plks)

tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es

1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. See Synonyms at puzzle.

2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate.

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[Back-formation from Middle English perplexed, puzzled; see perplexed.]

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per·plexing·ly adv.

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perplex

Verb

1. to puzzle or bewilder

2. to complicate: this merely perplexes the issue [Latin perplexus entangled]

perplexing adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	perplex - 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" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
	2.	perplex - make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" complicate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" complexify - make complex; "he unnecessarily complexified every problem" embrangle, snarl up, snarl - make more complicated or confused through entanglements

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perplex

verb puzzle, confuse, stump, baffle, bewilder, muddle, confound, beset, mystify, faze, befuddle, flummox, bemuse, dumbfound, nonplus, mix you up

Translations

perplex [pəˈplɛks] vt → dejar perplejo

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perplex [pəˈplɛks] vt [+ person] → rendre perplexe (= complicate); embrouiller

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perplex [pəˈplɛks] vt → verblüffen

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perplex [pəˈplɛks] vt → lasciare perplesso/a