perplex

UK
/pəˈplɛks/
US
/pərˈplɛks/

Übersetzungen

perplexverb
perplexed
Präteritum
perplexed
Partizip Perfekt
perplexing
Gerundium
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.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
embrouillerSoutenu; correspond au sens ancien de « compliquer, embrouiller ».
perplexadjektiv
more perplex
Komp.
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.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
embrouilléSens archaïque; plus marqué comme « compliqué, difficile à démêler ».

Definitionen

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