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Perplex

//pɚˈplɛks// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    intricate; difficult archaic

    "How the soul directs the spirits for the motion of the body, according to the several animal exigents, is as perplex in the Theory, as either of the former."

Noun
  1. 1
    A difficulty. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. transitive
  2. 2
    make more complicated wordnet
  3. 3
    To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated. transitive

    "What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view."

  4. 4
    be a mystery or bewildering to wordnet
  5. 5
    To plague; to vex; to torment. obsolete, transitive

    "Chloe's the wonder of her sex, 'Tis well her heart is tender, How might such killing eyes perplex, With virtue to defend her."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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