Perplex Definition
pər-plĕks
perplexed, perplexes
verb
perplexed, perplexes
To make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle.
Webster's New World
To make intricate or complicated; make confusing or hard to understand.
To perplex an issue.
Webster's New World
noun
Webster's New World
adjective
(obsolete) Intricate; difficult.
Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary
Origin of Perplex
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From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused"), from per (“through") + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid").
From Wiktionary
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Back-formation from Middle English perplexed puzzled perplexed
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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