perplex

🇺🇸 /pərˈpleks/ 🇬🇧 /pəˈpleks/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to confuse someone because something is hard to understand

The complex math problem will perplex most students.

translation

v. to confuse someone because something is hard to understand

Word Forms

3rd Present perplexes
Past perplexed
Perfect perplexed
Progressive perplexing

Synonyms

bewilder v. 使困惑 baffle v. 使困惑 embarrass v. 使尴尬, 使陷入困境 complicate v. 使复杂化 confuse v. 使困惑, 混淆, 使难以理解 puzzle n. 谜题, 谜团, 拼图 complex adj. 复杂的, 复合的

Antonyms

streamline v. 流线型化, 优化 facilitate v. 促进 assure v. 保证, 确信, 确保, 投保 shorten v. 缩短 simplify v. 简化 satisfy v. 使满意, 满足需求, 使确信