perplex
verb (used with object)
to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally.
was perplexing
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past progressiveof perplex.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Conservative MS Joel James said the appointment was "perplexing".
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
“When I was first fitted with the prosthetic leg,” Semyon said, “it was perplexing to understand that this leg is not mine.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Still, a post to India was perplexing to some.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
The contention that President Abraham Lincoln himself was not primarily responsible for forcing the abolition of slavery on the entire nation was perplexing.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2021
The timing of all these hotel stays was perplexing.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
