perplex.
To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
Meaning & usage
To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
To plague; to vex; to torment.
Where this word comes from
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
intricate; difficult
Where this word comes from
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
A difficulty.
Where this word comes from
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
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