Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: perplex
IPA transcription: [pɚpl'ɛks]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: complicate, perplex
    Meaning: make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"
  • Synonyms: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
    Meaning: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
Usage examples
  • But why should I perplex your Ladyship with reasoning that can turn to so little account?
  • These hateful discords amid the general harmony perplex the thinker, all the more as we shall see the cruel vampire become a model of devotion where her family is concerned.
  • Nay, it is almost more sure of doing so, because the philosopher cannot have any other principle, while he may easily perplex his judgement by a multitude of considerations foreign to the matter, and so turn aside from the right way.