Definition of perplex in English:

perplex

verb pəˈplɛkspərˈplɛks

[with object]

1Make (someone) feel completely baffled.
she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness
她对丈夫的闷闷不乐感到困惑不解。
Example sentencesExamples
- The passenger is not reassured; he is perplexed.
- The children were perplexed by her unexpected good humor, but they admired her good-natured bravery in the face of personal tragedy.
- The idea of making unnecessary sacrifices at the expense of your looks and leisure time genuinely perplexes people.
- We are all anxious and eager to find answers to questions that intrigue and perplex us; this is natural.
- He was perplexed by her question and it more than a little baffled him.
- Be that as it may, the tower's mystery and appeal remain undiminished, perplexing visitors and experts alike.
- I was perplexed when my results were quite different from those reported in the article.
- The Aztecs exhibition will stun and perplex many people who see it.
- We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
- His apparent willingness to gamble on growth is perplexing friends and delighting some of his foes.
- Human nature perplexes me and it's just one of those odd little quirky things that has grabbed my attention.
- Questions such as those can perplex many workers.
- Physicians are often perplexed about how to interpret abnormal results within the panels.
- Having lived for years in a neighbourhood which has been ignored, local people are naturally perplexed and jealous.
- No, what is perplexing me more is the discrepancy between giving and asking.
- He is genuinely perplexed that people don't think he has done enough.
- The 67-year-old director seems perplexed by the question.
- I sat up and looked at him oddly, almost as though the question perplexed me more than anything else.
- I know this is most unusual but it is something that perplexes me.
- It perplexes me that smart people so often say things like this.
Synonyms
puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, throw/catch someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog
informal flummox, be all Greek to, discombobulate, stump, bamboozle, floor, beat, faze, make someone scratch their head, fox
archaic wilder, distract, gravel, maze, pose, cause to be at a stand
puzzled, baffled, mystified, bemused, bewildered, confused, nonplussed, disconcerted, dumbfounded, worried, at a loss, at sea, befuddled, fuddled, addled
informal flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, stumped, fazed, beaten
Canadian &amp Australian/New Zealand informal bushed
archaic wildered, distracted, mazed
puzzling, baffling, mystifying, mysterious, bewildering, confusing, disconcerting, worrying, unaccountable, difficult to understand, inexplicable, impenetrable, unfathomable, paradoxical, peculiar, funny, strange, weird, odd, beyond one
complex, complicated, difficult, hard, taxing, knotty, thorny, ticklish, involved, intricate, convoluted, labyrinthine, Byzantine
informal spiny, mind-bending
archaic wildering
1. 1.1dated Complicate or confuse (a matter)
  〈旧〉使（事情）复杂化，使难办
  they were perplexing a subject plain in itself
  他们正在使一个本身简单的问题复杂化。
  Synonyms
  puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, catch someone off balance, throw someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog

Origin

Late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex 'bewildered', from Latin perplexus 'entangled', based on plexus 'interwoven', from the verb plectere.

Rhymes

annex, convex, ex, flex, hex, Rex, specs, Tex, Tex-Mex, vex

Definition of perplex in US English:

perplex

verbpərˈplekspərˈplɛks

[with object]

1(of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled.
使困惑，使茫然
she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness
她对丈夫的闷闷不乐感到困惑不解。
Example sentencesExamples
- No, what is perplexing me more is the discrepancy between giving and asking.
- I was perplexed when my results were quite different from those reported in the article.
- The Aztecs exhibition will stun and perplex many people who see it.
- His apparent willingness to gamble on growth is perplexing friends and delighting some of his foes.
- We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
- He was perplexed by her question and it more than a little baffled him.
- I sat up and looked at him oddly, almost as though the question perplexed me more than anything else.
- The children were perplexed by her unexpected good humor, but they admired her good-natured bravery in the face of personal tragedy.
- Questions such as those can perplex many workers.
- We are all anxious and eager to find answers to questions that intrigue and perplex us; this is natural.
- Physicians are often perplexed about how to interpret abnormal results within the panels.
- The 67-year-old director seems perplexed by the question.
- I know this is most unusual but it is something that perplexes me.
- He is genuinely perplexed that people don't think he has done enough.
- The idea of making unnecessary sacrifices at the expense of your looks and leisure time genuinely perplexes people.
- It perplexes me that smart people so often say things like this.
- The passenger is not reassured; he is perplexed.
- Having lived for years in a neighbourhood which has been ignored, local people are naturally perplexed and jealous.
- Human nature perplexes me and it's just one of those odd little quirky things that has grabbed my attention.
- Be that as it may, the tower's mystery and appeal remain undiminished, perplexing visitors and experts alike.
Synonyms
puzzled, baffled, mystified, bemused, bewildered, confused, nonplussed, disconcerted, dumbfounded, worried, at a loss, at sea, befuddled, fuddled, addled
puzzling, baffling, mystifying, mysterious, bewildering, confusing, disconcerting, worrying, unaccountable, difficult to understand, inexplicable, impenetrable, unfathomable, paradoxical, peculiar, funny, strange, weird, odd, beyond one
puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, catch someone off balance, throw someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog
1. 1.1dated Complicate or confuse (a matter)
  〈旧〉使（事情）复杂化，使难办
  they were perplexing a subject plain in itself
  他们正在使一个本身简单的问题复杂化。
  Synonyms
  puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, catch someone off balance, throw someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog

Origin

Late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered’, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.

词汇	perplex
释义	Definition of perplex in English: perplex verb pəˈplɛkspərˈplɛks [with object] 1Make (someone) feel completely baffled. she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness 她对丈夫的闷闷不乐感到困惑不解。 Example sentencesExamples The passenger is not reassured; he is perplexed. The children were perplexed by her unexpected good humor, but they admired her good-natured bravery in the face of personal tragedy. The idea of making unnecessary sacrifices at the expense of your looks and leisure time genuinely perplexes people. We are all anxious and eager to find answers to questions that intrigue and perplex us; this is natural. He was perplexed by her question and it more than a little baffled him. Be that as it may, the tower's mystery and appeal remain undiminished, perplexing visitors and experts alike. I was perplexed when my results were quite different from those reported in the article. The Aztecs exhibition will stun and perplex many people who see it. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. His apparent willingness to gamble on growth is perplexing friends and delighting some of his foes. Human nature perplexes me and it's just one of those odd little quirky things that has grabbed my attention. Questions such as those can perplex many workers. Physicians are often perplexed about how to interpret abnormal results within the panels. Having lived for years in a neighbourhood which has been ignored, local people are naturally perplexed and jealous. No, what is perplexing me more is the discrepancy between giving and asking. He is genuinely perplexed that people don't think he has done enough. The 67-year-old director seems perplexed by the question. I sat up and looked at him oddly, almost as though the question perplexed me more than anything else. I know this is most unusual but it is something that perplexes me. It perplexes me that smart people so often say things like this. Synonyms puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, throw/catch someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog informal flummox, be all Greek to, discombobulate, stump, bamboozle, floor, beat, faze, make someone scratch their head, fox archaic wilder, distract, gravel, maze, pose, cause to be at a stand puzzled, baffled, mystified, bemused, bewildered, confused, nonplussed, disconcerted, dumbfounded, worried, at a loss, at sea, befuddled, fuddled, addled informal flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, stumped, fazed, beaten Canadian &amp Australian/New Zealand informal bushed archaic wildered, distracted, mazed puzzling, baffling, mystifying, mysterious, bewildering, confusing, disconcerting, worrying, unaccountable, difficult to understand, inexplicable, impenetrable, unfathomable, paradoxical, peculiar, funny, strange, weird, odd, beyond one complex, complicated, difficult, hard, taxing, knotty, thorny, ticklish, involved, intricate, convoluted, labyrinthine, Byzantine informal spiny, mind-bending archaic wildering 1.1dated Complicate or confuse (a matter) 〈旧〉使（事情）复杂化，使难办 they were perplexing a subject plain in itself 他们正在使一个本身简单的问题复杂化。 Synonyms puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, catch someone off balance, throw someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog Origin Late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex 'bewildered', from Latin perplexus 'entangled', based on plexus 'interwoven', from the verb plectere. Rhymes annex, convex, ex, flex, hex, Rex, specs, Tex, Tex-Mex, vex Definition of perplex in US English: perplex verbpərˈplekspərˈplɛks [with object] 1(of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled. 使困惑，使茫然 she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness 她对丈夫的闷闷不乐感到困惑不解。 Example sentencesExamples No, what is perplexing me more is the discrepancy between giving and asking. I was perplexed when my results were quite different from those reported in the article. The Aztecs exhibition will stun and perplex many people who see it. His apparent willingness to gamble on growth is perplexing friends and delighting some of his foes. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. He was perplexed by her question and it more than a little baffled him. I sat up and looked at him oddly, almost as though the question perplexed me more than anything else. The children were perplexed by her unexpected good humor, but they admired her good-natured bravery in the face of personal tragedy. Questions such as those can perplex many workers. We are all anxious and eager to find answers to questions that intrigue and perplex us; this is natural. Physicians are often perplexed about how to interpret abnormal results within the panels. The 67-year-old director seems perplexed by the question. I know this is most unusual but it is something that perplexes me. He is genuinely perplexed that people don't think he has done enough. The idea of making unnecessary sacrifices at the expense of your looks and leisure time genuinely perplexes people. It perplexes me that smart people so often say things like this. The passenger is not reassured; he is perplexed. Having lived for years in a neighbourhood which has been ignored, local people are naturally perplexed and jealous. Human nature perplexes me and it's just one of those odd little quirky things that has grabbed my attention. Be that as it may, the tower's mystery and appeal remain undiminished, perplexing visitors and experts alike. Synonyms puzzled, baffled, mystified, bemused, bewildered, confused, nonplussed, disconcerted, dumbfounded, worried, at a loss, at sea, befuddled, fuddled, addled puzzling, baffling, mystifying, mysterious, bewildering, confusing, disconcerting, worrying, unaccountable, difficult to understand, inexplicable, impenetrable, unfathomable, paradoxical, peculiar, funny, strange, weird, odd, beyond one puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, catch someone off balance, throw someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog 1.1dated Complicate or confuse (a matter) 〈旧〉使（事情）复杂化，使难办 they were perplexing a subject plain in itself 他们正在使一个本身简单的问题复杂化。 Synonyms puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, catch someone off balance, throw someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog Origin Late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered’, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.
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