perplex

per·plex

P0204200 (pər-plĕks′)tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate: poorly informed opinions that only perplex the subject.

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[Back-formation from Middle English perplexed, puzzled; see perplexed.]

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per·plex′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound, puzzle
These verbs mean to cause bafflement or confusion. Perplex stresses uncertainty or anxiety, as over reaching an understanding or finding a solution: "No subject at the Philadelphia convention had perplexed the delegates more than the mode of choosing the president" (Susan Dunn).
Mystify implies something inexplicable by conventional understanding: "Galileo was mystified by the disappearance of the two smaller bodies accompanying Saturn along its orbit" (Eric Burgess).
Bewilder emphasizes extreme mental confusion: " We human beings are ... bewildered when trying to imagine a world with more than three dimensions" (Paul Davies).
To confound is to confuse and astonish: God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise (I Corinthians 1:27).
Puzzle suggests difficulty in solving or interpreting something: "The poor creature puzzled me once ... by a question merely natural and innocent" (Daniel Defoe).

perplex

(pəˈplɛks) vb (tr) 1. to puzzle; bewilder; confuse2. to complicate: to perplex an issue. [C15: from obsolete perplex (adj) intricate, from Latin perplexus entangled, from per- (thoroughly) + plectere to entwine]

per•plex

(pərˈplɛks)

v.t. 1. to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain. 2. to make complicated; confuse. 3. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty. [1585–95; back formation from perplexed] per•plex′er, n.

perplex

Past participle: perplexed
Gerund: perplexing

Imperative
perplex
perplex

Present
I perplex
you perplex
he/she/it perplexes
we perplex
you perplex
they perplex

Preterite
I perplexed
you perplexed
he/she/it perplexed
we perplexed
you perplexed
they perplexed

Present Continuous
I am perplexing
you are perplexing
he/she/it is perplexing
we are perplexing
you are perplexing
they are perplexing

Present Perfect
I have perplexed
you have perplexed
he/she/it has perplexed
we have perplexed
you have perplexed
they have perplexed

Past Continuous
I was perplexing
you were perplexing
he/she/it was perplexing
we were perplexing
you were perplexing
they were perplexing

Past Perfect
I had perplexed
you had perplexed
he/she/it had perplexed
we had perplexed
you had perplexed
they had perplexed

Future
I will perplex
you will perplex
he/she/it will perplex
we will perplex
you will perplex
they will perplex

Future Perfect
I will have perplexed
you will have perplexed
he/she/it will have perplexed
we will have perplexed
you will have perplexed
they will have perplexed

Future Continuous
I will be perplexing
you will be perplexing
he/she/it will be perplexing
we will be perplexing
you will be perplexing
they will be perplexing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been perplexing
you have been perplexing
he/she/it has been perplexing
we have been perplexing
you have been perplexing
they have been perplexing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been perplexing
you will have been perplexing
he/she/it will have been perplexing
we will have been perplexing
you will have been perplexing
they will have been perplexing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been perplexing
you had been perplexing
he/she/it had been perplexing
we had been perplexing
you had been perplexing
they had been perplexing

Conditional
I would perplex
you would perplex
he/she/it would perplex
we would perplex
you would perplex
they would perplex

Past Conditional
I would have perplexed
you would have perplexed
he/she/it would have perplexed
we would have perplexed
you would have perplexed
they would have perplexed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	perplex - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, getstump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
	2.	perplex - make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"complicatealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"complexify - make complex; "he unnecessarily complexified every problem"embrangle, snarl up, snarl - make more complicated or confused through entanglements

perplex

verb puzzle, confuse, stump, baffle, bewilder, muddle, confound, beset, mystify, faze, befuddle, flummox, bemuse, dumbfound, nonplus, mix you up problems that perplexed me

perplex

verb1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, puzzle.Informal: throw.Idiom: make one's head reel.2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing:complicate, embarrass, entangle, involve, ravel, snarl, tangle.

Translations

困惑

perplex

(pəˈpleks) verb to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand. She was perplexed by his questions. 困惑 困惑perˈplexed adjective 困惑的 困惑的perˈplexedly (-ˈpleksid-) adverb 困惑地 困惑地perˈplexity nounShe stood there in perplexity. 茫然不解 茫然不解