To perplex is defined as to confuse or complicate.
(verb)An example of perplex is to challenge a class with a very difficult question.
See perplex in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: < ME perplex, perplexed < MFr perplexe < L perplexus, entangled, confused, involved < per, through + plexus, pp. of plectere, to twist, plait: see ply
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transitive verb per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es
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Origin: Back-formation from Middle English perplexed, puzzled; see perplexed
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