Definition of perplex

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Perplex (a.) To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety..

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Puzzle :: Puzzle (v.) The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle..
Quandary :: Quandary (v. t.) To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or difficulty..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. i.) To fall into perplexity and confusion.
Intricate :: Intricate (a.) Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc..
Free-minded :: Free-minded (a.) Not perplexed; having a mind free from care.
Clog :: Clog (v. t.) To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.
Extricate :: Extricate (v. t.) To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc..
Thorny :: Thorny (superl.) Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing..
Captious :: Captious (a.) Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome..
Tweague :: Tweague (n.) A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress.
Puzzier :: Puzzier (n.) One who, or that which, puzzles or perplexes..
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc..
Unembarrassed :: Unembarrassed (a.) Free from perplexing connection; as, the question comes into court unembarrassed with irrelevant matter..
Self-perplexed :: Self-perplexed (a.) Perplexed by doubts originating in one's own mind.
Lost :: Lost (v. t.) Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London..
Hobble :: Hobble (n.) Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
Perplexiveness :: Perplexiveness (n.) The quality of being perplexing; tendency to perplex.
Recourse :: Recourse (n.) Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or the like; access or application for aid; resort..
Puzzle :: Puzzle (v.) Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making..
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