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perplexperplex /pɚˈplɛks/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYperplexOrigin: 1500-1600 perplex perplexed (14-17 centuries), from Latin perplexus, from plexus twisted together VERB TABLEperplex |
| Present | I, you, we, they | perplex | | he, she, it | perplexes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | perplexed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have perplexed | | he, she, it | has perplexed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had perplexed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will perplex | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have perplexed |
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| Present | I | am perplexing | | he, she, it | is perplexing | | you, we, they | are perplexing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was perplexing | | you, we, they | were perplexing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been perplexing | | he, she, it | has been perplexing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been perplexing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be perplexing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been perplexing |
THESAURUSunclear and difficult to understand► confusingunclear and difficult to understand: a confusing message French wine labels can be very confusing. ► puzzling making you feel unsure about why something happened: Mark’s anger was puzzling – we thought he would be happy about the news. ► baffling making you feel very confused about something, even though you have tried hard to understand it: A baffling illness has been killing livestock. No one knows how it is spread. ► bewildering making you feel extremely confused and not sure what to do or think: There was a bewildering number of forms she needed to fill out. ► perplexing formal making you feel very confused and worried, especially because something seems strange: Scientists find this problem perplexing, because there is no obvious explanation. ► mystifying so confusing and strange, that you feel it is impossible to understand something: English is completely mystifying to my grandmother, so she only knows a few words after living here for 10 years. to be difficult to understand in a way that makes you feel worried and confused SYN puzzle: Shea’s symptoms perplexed the doctors.—perplexing adjective: perplexing questions► see thesaurus at confusing |