Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)A difficulty.

Examples

59 sentences

  1. I know that Tom is perplexed.

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  2. Tom said that I looked perplexed.

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  3. Tom asked me a perplexing question.

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  4. Tom didn't seem to be as perplexed as Mary seemed to be.

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  5. The problem perplexed Tom.

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Origin

From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plex

From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).

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Forms

plural: perplexes
Singularperplex
Pluralperplexes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perpetuallyperpetuateC1perpetuationperplexityperrypersecuteC1persecutionC1

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