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Added 9 October 2026

perplex

/pɚˈplɛks/ verb

Latin root: perplexus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about perplex at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
To plague; to vex; to torment.

adjective

intricate; difficult

noun

A difficulty.

Origin

From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).

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