English-Thai Dictionary

perplex

VT ทำให้ งุนงง  ทำให้ สงสัย  ทำให้ ยุ่งยาก ยิ่งขึ้น  confound confuse puzzle tam-hai-ngun-ngog

 

perplexed

ADJ ซับซ้อน  ซึ่ง เข้าใจยาก  ซึ่ง ยุ่งเหยิง  complicated puzzled sab-son

 

perplexity

N ความ งุนงง  ความ สับสน  ความ ไม่แน่ใจ  bewilderment uncertainty composure stillness kwam-ngun-ngog

 

perplexity

N เรื่อง ที่ น่า พิศวงงงงวย  สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้ สับสน งุนงง  rueng-na-pid-sa-wong-ngog-ngui

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERPLEX

v.t.[L. perplexus, perplexor; per and plector, to twist; L. plico, to fold. ] 1. To make intricate; to involve; to entangle; to make complicated and difficult to be understood or unraveled.
What was thought obscure, perplexed and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to tease with suspense, anxiety or ambiguity.
We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind.
We are perplexed, but not in despair. 2 Corinthians 4:8.
3. To plague; to vex.

 

PERPLEX

a.Intricate; difficult. [Not used. ]

 

PERPLEXED

pp. Made intricate; embarrassed; puzzled.

 

PERPLEXEDLY

adv. Intricately; with involution.

 

PERPLEXEDNESS

n.Intricacy; difficulty from want of order or precision. 1. Embarrassment of mind from doubt or uncertainty.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERPLEX

Per *plex ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perplexed; p. pr. & vb. n.Perplexing. ] Etym: [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.

 

PERPLEX

Per *plex ", a. Etym: [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per +plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See Per-, and Plait. ]

 

Defn: Intricate; difficult. [Obs. ] Glanvill.

 

PERPLEXED

PERPLEXED Per *plexed ", a.

 

Defn: Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. -- Per *plex "ed *ly, adv. -- Per *plex "ed *ness, n.

 

PERPLEXING

PERPLEXING Per *plex "ing, a.

 

Defn: Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome. "Perplexing thoughts." Milton.

 

PERPLEXITY

Per *plex "i *ty, n.; pl. Perplexities. Etym: [L. perplexitas: cf. F.perplexité. ]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt. By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more. Milton.

 

PERPLEXIVENESS

PERPLEXIVENESS Per *plex "ive *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being perplexing; tendency to perplex. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More.

 

PERPLEXLY

PERPLEXLY Per *plex "ly, adv.

 

Defn: Perplexedly. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perplex

per plex |pərˈpleks pərˈplɛks | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of something complicated or unaccountable ) cause (someone ) to feel completely baffled: she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness. • dated complicate or confuse (a matter ): they were perplexing a subject plain in itself. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as the adjective perplexed ): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered, ’ from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, ’ based on plexus ‘interwoven, ’ from the verb plectere.

 

perplexed

per plexed |pərˈplekst pərˈplekst | ▶adjective completely baffled; very puzzled: she gave him a perplexed look. DERIVATIVES per plex ed ly |-ˈpleksidlē |adverb

 

perplexing

per plex ing |pərˈpleksiNG | ▶adjective completely baffling; very puzzling: a perplexing problem. DERIVATIVES per plex ing ly adverb

 

perplexity

per plex i ty |pərˈpleksitē pərˈplɛksədi | ▶noun ( pl. perplexities ) 1 inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable: she paused in perplexity. • (usu. perplexities ) a complicated or baffling situation or thing: the perplexities of international relations. 2 archaic an entangled state: the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused ’ (see perplex ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

perplex

per |plex |pəˈplɛks | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) feel completely baffled: she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness. • dated complicate or confuse (a matter ): they were perplexing a subject plain in itself. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as the adjective perplexed ): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered ’, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled ’, based on plexus ‘interwoven ’, from the verb plectere.

 

perplexed

per |plexed |pəˈplɛkst | ▶adjective completely baffled; very puzzled: she gave him a perplexed look. DERIVATIVES perplexedly adverb

 

perplexing

per ¦plex |ing |pəˈplɛksɪŋ | ▶adjective completely baffling; very puzzling: a perplexing problem. DERIVATIVES perplexingly adverb

 

perplexity

per ¦plex |ity |pəˈplɛksɪti | ▶noun ( pl. perplexities ) [ mass noun ] 1 inability to deal with or understand something: she paused in perplexity. • [ count noun ] (usu. perplexities ) a complicated or baffling situation or thing: the perplexities of international relations. 2 archaic an entangled state: the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused ’ (see perplex ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

perplex

perplex verb the bizarre notes left at each of these crime scenes perplexed us: puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, throw /catch off balance, exercise, worry; informal flummox, be all Greek to, stump, bamboozle, floor, beat, faze, fox; informal discombobulate.

 

perplexing

perplexing adjective he was famous for solving the most perplexing cases: puzzling, baffling, mystifying, mysterious, bewildering, confusing, disconcerting, worrying, unaccountable, difficult to understand, beyond one, paradoxical, peculiar, funny, strange, weird, odd.

 

perplexity

perplexity noun 1 he scratched his head in perplexity: confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, mystification, bemusement; informal bamboozlement, discombobulation. 2 the perplexities of international relations: complexity, complication, intricacy, problem, difficulty, mystery, puzzle, enigma, paradox.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

perplex

perplex verb she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness: puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, nonplus, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, throw /catch someone off balance, get, exercise, worry, befuddle, fuddle, addle, fog; informal flummox, be all Greek to, discombobulate, stump, bamboozle, floor, beat, faze, make someone scratch their head, fox; archaic wilder, distract, gravel, maze, pose, cause to be at a stand. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD perplex, puzzle, mystify, baffle See puzzle . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

perplexed

perplexed adjective her perplexed expression: puzzled, baffled, mystified, bemused, bewildered, confused, nonplussed, disconcerted, dumbfounded, worried, at a loss, at sea, befuddled, fuddled, addled; informal flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, stumped, fazed, beaten; Canadian & Austral. /NZ informal bushed; archaic wildered, distracted, mazed.

 

perplexing

perplexing adjective puzzling, baffling, mystifying, mysterious, bewildering, confusing, disconcerting, worrying, unaccountable, difficult to understand, inexplicable, impenetrable, unfathomable, paradoxical, peculiar, funny, strange, weird, odd, beyond one; complex, complicated, difficult, hard, taxing, knotty, thorny, ticklish, involved, intricate, convoluted, labyrinthine, Byzantine; informal spiny, mind-bending; archaic wildering.

 

perplexity

perplexity noun 1 he scratched his head in perplexity: confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, lack of comprehension, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement; quandary, nonplus; informal bamboozlement, discombobulation; rare disconcertion, disconcertment. 2 the perplexities of international relations: complexity, complication, intricacy, problem, difficulty, dilemma, mystery, puzzle, enigma, paradox, obscurity; obfuscation.

 

Duden Dictionary

perplex

per plex Adjektiv umgangssprachlich |perpl e x |(französisch perplexe < ) lateinisch perplexus = verschlungen, verworren von etwas sehr überrascht ein perplexes Gesicht machen | meist in Verbindung mit »sein « ganz perplex [über etwas ] sein

 

Perplexität

Per ple xi tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Perplexit ä t |Bestürzung, Verwirrung; Ratlosigkeit

 

French Dictionary

perplexe

perplexe adj. adjectif Hésitant, indécis. : Cette remarque la laissa perplexe.

 

perplexité

perplexité n. f. nom féminin Incertitude, indécision. : Elle regardait le nouveau venu avec perplexité. SYNONYME indétermination .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perplex

per plex /pə r pléks /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人 〉を «…で » 当惑 [混乱 ]させる, まごつかせる (puzzle ) «with » ▸ perplex A with questions A 〈人 〉を質問攻めにする ▸ His contradictory accounts serve only to perplex the jury .彼の矛盾した説明は陪審をまごつかせるだけだ 2 〈事 問題など 〉を複雑にする, 込み入らせる, 紛糾させる .

 

perplexed

per pl é xed /-t /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〖be ～〗 «…に » 当惑した, 途方に暮れた, まごついた «at, with » ; 〖be ～ that節 /wh節 〗…ということに当惑した (puzzled )▸ He was perplexed at the unexpected turn of affairs .予期しない事態の変転に彼はまごついた 2 込み入った, 錯雑した, 面倒な .～ly 副詞 当惑して, 途方に暮れて .

 

perplexing

per pl é x ing 形容詞 〈問題などが 〉 (人を )困らせる, 当惑させる ; 面倒な, 込み入った .～ly 副詞

 

perplexity

per plex i ty /pə r pléksəti /名詞 複 -ties ｟かたく ｠1 U 当惑, 困惑 ; 混乱 ▸ in perplexity 当惑して 2 C 〖通例 -ties 〗困らせるもの, 困らせる事態 ; 面倒な物事 .