perplex

Meaning

Verb

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

Adj

intricate; difficult

Noun

A difficulty.

Synonyms

bewilder

confuse

puzzle

confound

baffle

disturb

distract

amaze

mystify

worry

dumbfound

nonplus

astonish

cause complications

trouble

bemuse

complicate

embarrass

beat

gravel

get

cause anxiety

agitate

upset

disarrange

befuddle

throw

vex

disconcert

astound

flummox

shake

🫨

abash

stagger

ravel

ruffle

stick

obscure

muddle

pose

fluster

addle

mislead

entangle

befog

excite

stupefy

floor

dismay

discompose

Translations

verwirren

περιπλέκω

karıştırmak

şaşırtmak

βάζω σε αμηχανία

imbrogliare

verwarren

confundir

laisser perplexe

compliquer

dérouter

verleiten

troubler

ébahir

verblüffen

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”).