perplex

Meaning

Verb

1. To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
2. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
3. (obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.

Adj

intricate; difficult

Noun

A difficulty.

Synonyms

bewilder

confuse

puzzle

confound

baffle

disturb

distract

mystify

amaze

dumbfound

worry

nonplus

astonish

get

beat

cause complications

bemuse

trouble

embarrass

gravel

complicate

abash

addle

agitate

astound

befog

befuddle

disarrange

disconcert

entangle

excite

floor

flummox

fluster

mislead

muddle

obscure

pose

ravel

ruffle

shake

stagger

stick

stupefy

throw

upset

vex

cause anxiety

stun

bedevil

surprise

fuddle

dazzle

churn

hurry

incite

lead astray

maze

tangle

mix up

cause confusion

muddy

chaos

bother

obfuscate

bind

perturb

pleach

twist

preoccupy

prepossess

blur

unsettle

riddle

roil

bepuzzle

arouse

shake up

shock

⚡

web

startle

wilder

stimulate

stir

discompose

stir up

dismay

disorder

disorient

disquiet

discomfit

distress

discombobulate

dither

divide

disarray

delude

embrangle

embroil

enmesh

straiten

entwine

stump

fascinate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɚˈplɛks/

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).