what does perplex mean?
PERPLEX as VERB
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- There was a new development that complicated the matter
Hypernyms(s) perplex is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be a mystery or bewildering to
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- This beats me!
- Got me–I don”t know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
Hypernyms(s) perplex is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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