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perplex

UK
/pəˈplɛks/
US
/pərˈplɛks/

Translations

perplexverb
perplexed
Past Simple
perplexed
Past Participle
perplexing
Gerund
UK
/pəˈplɛks/
US
/pərˈplɛks/
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 ».
Synonyms
baffle
daze
flummox
stump
mystify
puzzle
bewilder
confuse
perplexadjective
more perplex
Comp.
most perplex
Super.
UK
/pəˈpleks/
US
/pərˈplɛks/
Archaic usage meaning ‘complicated, intricate’.
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

perplexverb
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.
perplexadjective
(archaic) Complicated, involved, or intricate; difficult to understand.
The philosopher proposed a perplex argument that challenged conventional thought.
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