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perplex

/pəˈplɛks/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A difficulty.
  2. To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
  3. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
  4. To plague; to vex; to torment.
  5. Intricate; difficult

Etymology / origin

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Related words

nonplus(English)bewilder(English)baffle(English)flummox(English)mystify(English)dumbfound(English)puzzle(English)stupify(English)arg(English)cube(English)candy(English)alternate(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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