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perplexing

/pəˈplɛksɪŋ/

/pərˈplɛksɪŋ/

perplexingadjective

more perplexing

Comp.

most perplexing

Super.

/pəˈplɛksɪŋ/

/pərˈplɛksɪŋ/

Translations

déroutant

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

perplexverb

perplexing

ing-form

perplexed

Past Simple

perplexed

Past Participle

perplexing

ing-form

/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

Definitions

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

The philosopher proposed a perplex argument that challenged conventional thought.