English verb: perplex | |||
1. | perplex (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
Samples | This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. A vexing problem. This question really stuck me. | ||
Examples | The bad news will perplex him, The good news will perplex her, The performance is likely to perplex Sue | ||
Synonyms | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
2. | perplex (change) make more complicated | ||
Samples | There was a new development that complicated the matter. | ||
Synonyms | complicate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | complexify, embrangle, snarl, snarl up | ||
Antonyms | simplify | ||