perplex
verb [T] /pəˈpleks/
/pɚ-/ Definition
› to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve: The disease has continued to perplex doctors.Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understand perplexed /pəˈplekst/
/pɚ-/ adjective › The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain once again.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused perplexing /pəˈplek.sɪŋ/
/pɚ-/ adjective › They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
/pɚ-/ adjective › The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain once again.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused perplexing /pəˈplek.sɪŋ/
/pɚ-/ adjective › They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused(Definition of perplex verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- addle verb
- baffle verb
- bewilder verb
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur verb
- boggle verb
- cloud verb
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox verb
- fox verb (CONFUSE)
- fuddle verb
- get verb (CONFUSE)
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix sb up phrasal verb
- puzzle verb
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- throw verb (CONFUSE)
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance verb (MENTALLY ILL)
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