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A Writer's Dictionary:

perplexed Definition


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perplex
verb perplexes, perplexed, perplexing
    1. To puzzle, confuse or baffle someone with intricacies or difficulties.
      Thesaurus: confuse, confound, bewilder, mystify, befuddle, baffle, puzzle, muddle.
    2. To complicate.
Derivative: perplexed
adj
    Derivative: perplexedly
    adverb
      Derivative: perplexing
      adj
        Derivative: perplexingly
        adverb
          Etymology: 16c: from Latin per- thoroughly + plexus entangled.



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