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adjective
- 1. completely baffling; very puzzling: "a perplexing problem"
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PERPLEXING definition: 1. confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something: 2. confusing, often because…. Learn more.
: difficult to understand : causing confusion. A perplexing feature of insomnia is that people seem to overestimate their sleep loss. Rita L. Atkinson et al. Chronic acalculous biliary disorders are among the most perplexing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in medicine. Richard M. Gore.
PERPLEX definition: 1. to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve: 2. to confuse…. Learn more.
1. : to make unable to grasp something clearly or to think logically and decisively about something. her attitude perplexes me. a perplexing problem. 2. : to make intricate or involved : complicate. Synonyms. complexify. complicate. embarrass. entangle. sophisticate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for perplex.
to cause someone to be confused or uncertain over something that is not understood: The symptoms of the disease have continued to perplex her doctors. perplexed.
The adjective perplexing describes something it is confusing. Before you're fluent in Arabic, you may find the unfamiliar alphabet to be totally perplexing.
Perplexing things are hard to understand. If you're perplexed, then you're confused. Different things perplex different people. In football, a tricky defense will perplex a quarterback. Complicated formulas can perplex math students. When people do weird things, it can be perplexing. Anything hard to understand might perplex you.
Definition of perplexing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "PERPLEXING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate: poorly informed opinions that only perplex the subject. [Back-formation from Middle English perplexed, puzzled; see perplexed.] per·plex′ing·ly adv. Synonyms: perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound, puzzle.
