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PERPLEX

\pəplˈɛks], \pəplˈɛks], \p_ə_p_l_ˈɛ_k_s]\

Definitions of PERPLEX

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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To plague; to vex; to tormen.
Intricate; difficult.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To plague; to vex; to tormen.
Intricate; difficult.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Intricate; difficult.
To make difficult to be understood: to embarrass: to puzzle: to tease with suspense or doubt.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To make difficult to be understood; make anxious; puzzle; distract; embarrass; confuse.
Perplexed.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To embarrass; puzzle.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To subject to doubt or difficulty in determining; confuse; puzzle; bewilder.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To make intricate or difficult to unravel and understand; to embarrass; to tease with suspense, anxiety or ambiguity.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To make intricate or difficult; to puzzle; to distract; to confuse; to distress with suspense or anxiety.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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