perplexverb [ T ]
uk/pəˈpleks/us/pɚˈpleks/to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve:
The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur
- cloud
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- puzzle
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance
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perplexed
adjective uk/pəˈplekst/us/pɚˈplekst/
The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain once again.
perplexing
adjective uk/pəˈplek.sɪŋ/us/pɚˈplek.sɪŋ/
They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable.