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Definition of Perplexed

Perplexed
Perplex Per*plex", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perplexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Perplexing.] [L. perplexari. See Perplex, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts. No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope. What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view. --Locke. 2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety. ``Perplexd beyond self-explication.' --Shak. We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv. 8. We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind. --Locke. 3. To plague; to vex; to tormen. --Glanvill. Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See Embarrass.
Perplexed
Perplexed Per*plexed", a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. -- Per*plex"ed*ly, adv. -- Per*plex"ed*ness, n.
Perplex
Perplex Per*plex", a. [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See Per-, and Plait.] Intricate; difficult. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
Perplex
Perplex Per*plex", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perplexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Perplexing.] [L. perplexari. See Perplex, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts. No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope. What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view. --Locke. 2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety. ``Perplexd beyond self-explication.' --Shak. We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv. 8. We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind. --Locke. 3. To plague; to vex; to tormen. --Glanvill. Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See Embarrass.

Meaning of Perplexed from wikipedia

- The Guide for the Perplexed (Arabic: دلالة الحائرين, romanized: Dalālat al-ḥā'irīn, דלאלת אלחאירין; Hebrew: מורה הנבוכים, romanized: Moreh HaNevukhim)...
- for the Perplexed is a short book by E. F. Schumacher, published in 1977. The title is a reference to Maimonides's The Guide for the Perplexed. Schumacher...
- A Guide to the Perplexed (originally in Hebrew: מוֹרֵה נְבוּכִים, Mōrē Nəḇūḵīm) is a novel written in 2001 by British musician and anti-Zionist campaigner...
- Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed is the second non-fiction book by the American physicist Lawrence M. Krauss. It was published in 1994 by Basic...
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- Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed (German: Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos) is a 1968 West German film written and directed by Alexander Kluge...
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