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perplexing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb perplex 2 senses of perplex Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape Sense 2 complicate, perplex => complexify => snarl, snarl up embrangle Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb perplex 2 senses of perplex Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar Sense 2 complicate, perplex => complexify => snarl, snarl up embrangle => snafu Entailment of verb perplex Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb perplex 2 senses of perplex Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate Sense 2 complicate, perplex => change, alter Familiarity of verb perplex perplex used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb perplex Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate -------------- Sense 2 complicate, perplex => change, alter -------------- Overview of verb perplex The verb perplex has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") 2. complicate, perplex -- (make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter") Overview of adj perplexing The adj perplexing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) confusing, perplexing, puzzling -- (lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement") Antonyms of adj perplexing 1 sense of perplexing Sense 1 confusing, perplexing, puzzling INDIRECT (VIA unclear) -> clear Similarity of adj perplexing 1 sense of perplexing Sense 1 confusing, perplexing, puzzling => unclear (vs. clear) Attributes of adj perplexing Familiarity of adj perplexing perplexing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj perplexing perplexing Overview of verb perplex The verb perplex has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") 2. complicate, perplex -- (make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter") Overview of adj perplexing The adj perplexing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) confusing, perplexing, puzzling -- (lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement")
perplexing definition
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