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perplex

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

Traduzioni

perplexverb

perplexed

Past Simple

perplexed

Past Participle

perplexing

Gerund

/pəˈplɛks/

/pərˈplɛks/

The complex puzzle seemed to perplex everyone in the room.

Сложная головоломка, казалось, озадачила всех в комнате.

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The unexpected question from the audience managed to perplex the speaker.

Неожиданный вопрос из зала сумел поставить оратора в тупик.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

Sinonimi

perplexadjective

more perplex

Comp.

most perplex

Super.

/pəˈpleks/

/pərˈplɛks/

Archaic usage meaning ‘complicated, intricate’.

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.