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Word: Perplex
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered’, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈplɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (someone) feel completely baffled
Short Definition:make someone feel completely baffled
Examples:- she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness
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