How do I use perplex?
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How do I use perplex?
make more complicated.
- The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
- The student looked at him, perplexed.
- His strange behaviour perplexed her greatly.
- This problem perplexes me.
- The question perplexed me.
- I found the whole thing extremely perplexing.
- It took years to understand many perplexing diseases.
What is the similar meaning of perplexed?
Some common synonyms of perplex are bewilder, confound, distract, dumbfound, nonplus, and puzzle. While all these words mean “to baffle and disturb mentally,” perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends.
What does perplexed mean in the dictionary?
to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me. to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.
What is the noun form of perplex?
noun, plural per·plex·i·ties. the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty. something that perplexes: a case plagued with perplexities.
What part of speech is the word perplex?
perplex verb – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
What is the antonyms of Perplex?
What is the opposite of perplex?
| simplify | streamline |
|---|---|
| enlighten | elucidate |
| illuminate | clarify |
| explain | explicate |
| expound | illustrate |
What is the antonym of the word perplex?
perplex. Antonyms: clear, enlighten, explicate, disentangle, simplify, elucidate, disencumber. Synonyms: embarrass, puzzle, entangle, involve, encumber, complicate, confuse, bewilder, mystify, harass, entangle.
What does the word perplexity mean in the Bible?
1 : the state of being perplexed : bewilderment. 2 : something that perplexes. 3 : entanglement.
What is the adverb of Perplex?
adverb. /pəˈpleksɪdli/ /pərˈpleksɪdli/ in a confused and anxious way because you are unable to understand something.
Where does the word perplex come from?
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
Can perplex be an adjective?
confused and anxious because you are unable to understand something; showing that you feel this way a perplexed expression She looked perplexed.