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Definition of perplex verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

perplex

verb

NAmE//pərˈplɛks//

[usually passive] perplex somebody it perplexes somebody that…Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they perplex

he / she / it perplexes

past simple perplexed

-ing form perplexing

if something perplexes you, it makes you confused or worried because you do not understand it They were perplexed by her response.

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perplexing

NAmE//pərˈpleksɪŋ//

adjective a perplexing problem I found the whole thing extremely perplexing.See perplex in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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