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perplex

perp·lex

UK/pəˈplɛks/ US/pɚˈplɛks/ uncommon archaic obsolete

verb

1.

be a mystery or bewildering to

  • “This beats me!”
  • “Got me--I don”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

make more complicated

  • “There was a new development that complicated the matter”
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Origin

From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).

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