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perplexing

UK
/pəˈplɛksɪŋ/
US
/pərˈplɛksɪŋ/

Translations

perplexingadjective
more perplexing
Comp.
most perplexing
Super.
UK
/pəˈplɛksɪŋ/
US
/pərˈplɛksɪŋ/
The perplexing instructions left everyone unsure of how to proceed.
Les instructions déroutantes ont laissé tout le monde sans savoir comment procéder.
Additional translations
déconcertantSurtout pour exprimer une impression de confusion ou de surprise face à quelque chose de difficile à comprendre.
Synonyms
unfathomable
incomprehensible
enigmatic
mystifying
bewildering
puzzling
baffling
confusing
Antonyms
simple
clear
straightforward
perplexverb

perplexing

Gerund

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
daze
confuse
baffle
bewilder
puzzle
mystify
stump
flummox

Definitions

perplexingadjective
Causing confusion or puzzlement; difficult to understand or solve.
The perplexing instructions left everyone unsure of how to proceed.
Difficult to comprehend or analyze due to complexity.
The city's perplexing network of alleys confounded even experienced taxi drivers.
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.
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