3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perplex \Per*plex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr &
vb n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari See {Perplex}, a.]
1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated,
and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as to
perplex one with doubts.
No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope.
What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard
for our weak parts will lie open to the
understanding in a fair view. --Locke.
2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to
confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.
``Perplexd beyond self-explication.'' --Shak.
We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv
8.
We can distinguish no general truths, or at least
shall be apt to perplex the mind. --Locke.
3. To plague; to vex; to tormen. --Glanvill.
Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle;
bewilder; confuse; distract. See {Embarrass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perplexed \Per*plexed"\, a.
Entangled, involved, or confused; hence embarrassd; puzzled;
doubtful; anxious. -- {Per*plex"ed*ly}, adv --
{Per*plex"ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
perplexed
adj : full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed
language"; "perplexed state of the world" [ant: {unperplexed}]
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