perplex

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: pərplĕksʹ, IPA ^(key): /pɚˈplɛks/
• (UK) enPR: pəplĕksʹ, IPA ^(key): /pəˈplɛks/

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Verb

Plain form perplex

Third-person singular perplexes

Past tense perplexed

Past participle perplexed

Present participle perplexing

1. (transitive) If you make someone feel perplexed, you make them feel confused.

   His reaction perplexed me.