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perplex

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

perplexverb

perplexed

Präteritum

perplexed

Partizip Perfekt

perplexing

Gerundium

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

Übersetzungen

The complex puzzle seemed to perplex everyone in the room.

Сложная головоломка, казалось, озадачила всех в комнате.

ставить в тупик

The unexpected question from the audience managed to perplex the speaker.

Неожиданный вопрос из зала сумел поставить оратора в тупик.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

To cause someone to feel completely baffled or confused.

The complex instructions perplexed the students, leaving them unsure of how to proceed.

(transitive, archaic) To complicate or entangle so as to make something difficult to understand.

Too many subplots will only perplex the story's central theme.

Synonyme

perplexadjektiv

more perplex

Komp.

most perplex

Super.

/pəˈpleks/

/pərˈplɛks/

Archaic usage meaning ‘complicated, intricate’.

Definitionen

(archaic) Complicated, involved, or intricate; difficult to understand.

The philosopher proposed a perplex argument that challenged conventional thought.