perplexed

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: pərplĕkstʹ, IPA ^(key): /pɚˈplɛkst/
• (UK) enPR: pəplĕkstʹ, IPA ^(key): /pəˈplɛkst/

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• Hyphenation: per‧plexed

Adjective

Positive perplexed

Comparative more perplexed

Superlative most perplexed

1. If you are perplexed, you are unclear or do not know what is happening.

Verb

Plain form perplex

Third-person singular perplexes

Past tense perplexed

Past participle perplexed

Present participle perplexing

1. The past tense and past participle of perplex.