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perplex

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

perplexverb

perplexed

Past Simple

perplexed

Past Participle

perplexing

Gerund

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

Translations

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.

Additional translations

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’.

Definitions

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

The philosopher proposed a perplex argument that challenged conventional thought.