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perplex

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

perplexverb

perplexed

Past Simple

perplexed

Past Participle

perplexing

Gerund

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

Translations

déconcerter

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

Les instructions complexes ont déconcerté les étudiants, qui ne savaient plus comment procéder.

Additional translations

embrouillerSoutenu; correspond au sens ancien de « compliquer, embrouiller ».

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

perplexadjective

more perplex

Comp.

most perplex

Super.

/pəˈpleks/

/pərˈplɛks/

Archaic usage meaning ‘complicated, intricate’.

Translations

complexeSens archaïque : « compliqué, difficile à comprendre ».

The philosopher proposed a perplex argument that challenged conventional thought.

Le philosophe a proposé un argument complexe qui remettait en question la pensée conventionnelle.

Additional translations

embrouilléSens archaïque; plus marqué comme « compliqué, difficile à démêler ».

Definitions

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

The philosopher proposed a perplex argument that challenged conventional thought.