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perplex

verb

/pərˈplɛks/

Meaning

To confuse or puzzle someone.

The complex instructions perplexed the students.

utterly perplexed

confuse, puzzle, baffle, bewilder

clarify, explain

perplex the mind, utterly perplexed, perplexing question

to drop down from a higher place; to decrease; to happen or occur

To escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery.

To free from restraint, control, or the power of another; to liberate.

To point out, show, or suggest something.

to write or carve words or symbols on a surface

to make small adjustments or repairs to something, often experimentally or imperfectly