perplex | ||
1. | [ verb ] be a mystery or bewildering to | |
Synonyms: | puzzle bewilder baffle mystify amaze stick stupify stupefy gravel nonplus beat dumbfound pose trounce flummox vex get | |
Examples: | "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" |
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Related terms: | confuse stagger elude riddle stump solve puzzle_over mystery bewilderment mystification mystification stupefaction puzzle | |
2. | [ verb ] make more complicated | |
Synonyms: | complicate | |
Examples: | "There was a new development that complicated the matter" |
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Related terms: | simplify change complexify snarl complication complication | |
Similar spelling: |
perplexed perplexity perplexing purple Periploca |