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| per·plex [ pər pléks ] (past and past participle per·plexed, present participle per·plex·ing, 3rd person present singular per·plex·es) |
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1. puzzle somebody: to puzzle or confuse somebody, especially causing doubt
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2. complicate something: to make something overly complicated or intricate
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| [Late 16th century. Back-formation from perplexed< obsolete perplex (adj), directly or via French< Latin perplexus "intricate, involved" < per- "through" + past participle of plectere "plait, involve"] |
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 per·plexed adjective |
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