perplex

== English == === Etymology === From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”). === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: pərplĕksʹ, IPA(key): /pɚˈplɛks/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pəplĕksʹ, IPA(key): /pəˈplɛks/ Rhymes: -ɛks === Verb === perplex (third-person singular simple present perplexes, present participle perplexing, simple past and past participle perplexed) (transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. (transitive) To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated. (transitive, obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:confuse ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === perplex (comparative more perplex, superlative most perplex) (now rare) intricate; difficult ==== Derived terms ==== perplex number === Noun === perplex (plural perplexes) (obsolete) A difficulty. ==== Further reading ==== “perplex”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “perplex”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “perplex”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch perplex, borrowed from Middle French perplex. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛrˈplɛks/, /pərˈplɛks/ Hyphenation: per‧plex Rhymes: -ɛks === Adjective === perplex (comparative perplexer, superlative meest perplex or perplext) perplexed, befuddled Synonym: stomverbaasd ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French perplexe, from Latin perplexus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁˈplɛks/ Rhymes: -ɛks Hyphenation: per‧plex === Adjective === perplex (strong nominative masculine singular perplexer, comparative perplexer, superlative am perplexesten) (colloquial, rarely attributive) confused, perplexed, puzzled Synonyms: verdutzt, verblüfft, verwirrt ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Perplexität === Further reading === “perplex” in Duden online “perplex”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “perplex” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French perplexe, from Latin perplexus. === Adjective === perplex m or n (feminine singular perplexă, masculine plural perplecși, feminine/neuter plural perplexe) perplexed ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Adjective === perplex (comparative mer perplex, superlative mest perplex) perplexed ==== Declension ==== === References === “perplex”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “perplex”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “perplex”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)