PERPLEX
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Per*plex" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perplexed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Perplexing.] [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.
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No artful wildness to perplex the scene.
Pope.
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What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
Locke.
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2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety. “Perplexd beyond self-explication.” Shak.
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We are perplexed, but not in despair.
2 Cor. iv. 8.
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We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind.
Locke.
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3. To plague; to vex; to tormen. Glanvill.
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Syn. -- To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See Embarrass.
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Per*plex", a. [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See Per-, and Plait.] Intricate; difficult. [Obs.] Glanvill.
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