perplex
verb (used with object)
to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally.
perplexes
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present tense formof perplex (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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However, what often perplexes people are the symptoms that mimic allergies, such as wheezing, headaches and skin flushing.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024
“It’s one of the questions that perplexes me.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2022
This is the category that most perplexes analysts.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021
Inside, a section of kitchen floor that is clear plexiglass instead of wood perplexes me.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2019
Therefore, the mixture of magic, theology, impiety, speculation and religious fervor which perplexes a reader of the present day in the Morgante, corresponded to the mental attitude of the educated majority at Pulci's date.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
