Associations to the word «Perplex»
Noun
- Puzzle
- Learner
- Pose
- Cube
- Wit
- Candy
- Reader
- Monarch
- Jest
- Gloom
- Confusion
- Bother
- Ill
- Understanding
- Mankind
- Mind
- Dash
- Mystery
- Trouble
- Question
- Remark
- Difficulty
- Circumstance
- Inquiry
- Worry
- Philosopher
- Brain
- Doubt
- Napoleon
- Counsel
- Lover
- Fear
- Affection
- Dispute
- Affair
- Grammar
- Thing
- Sense
- Distinction
- Necessity
- Opinion
- Problem
- Nor
- Judgment
- Conversation
- Nature
- Reality
- Regard
- Reason
- Thought
- Exercise
- Wisdom
- Reflection
- Murray
- Answer
Adjective
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Wiktionary
PERPLEX, verb. (transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
PERPLEX, verb. (transitive) To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
PERPLEX, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
PERPLEX, adjective. (obsolete) intricate; difficult
Dictionary definition
PERPLEX, verb. Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me".
PERPLEX, verb. Make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.