perplex
perplex · perplexes · perplexed · perplexing
дістати, отримувати, діставати
запутывать, озадачивать
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To cause to feel baffledTo cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
UK/pəˈplɛks/US/pɚˈplɛks/
» I know that Tom is perplexed.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
verwirren
озадачиватьozadačivatʹ, запутыватьzaputyvatʹ
(transitive)To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
make more complicated
(obsolete, transitive)To plague; to vex; to torment.
Examples
59 sentencesI know that Tom is perplexed.
Tom said that I looked perplexed.
Tom asked me a perplexing question.
Tom didn't seem to be as perplexed as Mary seemed to be.
The problem perplexed Tom.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to cause to feel baffled:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cause to feel baffled:
Origin
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexFrom Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
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Forms
perplexes, perplexing, perplexed, perplexedSynonyms
16 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle