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perplex
[/pərˈplɛks/]
verb
perplexar
1.
to cause someone to feel confused or bewildered
The complex instructions perplexed the students.
As instruções complexas perplexaram os alunos.
2.
to make something more complicated or harder to understand
His contradictory statements perplexed the investigation.
Suas declarações contraditórias perplexaram a investigação.
Synonyms
confuse
bewilder
puzzle
baffle
mystify
nonplus
Antonyms
clarify
explain
enlighten
simplify
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
perplexar
standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
General Brazilian
confundir
common alternative meaning to confuse
Portugal
perplexar
standard usage in European Portuguese
Portugal
deixar perplexo
common phrasal expression meaning to leave bewildered
Related Idioms & Phrases
leave someone perplexed
be perplexed by something
deeply perplexed
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