Meaning & use
Perplexes
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Causes someone to feel confused, puzzled, or uncertain about what to think or do.
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The riddle perplexes even the most experienced puzzle solvers.
His sudden change of mind perplexes his closest friends.
A note on using this word
From Latin perplexus, meaning 'entangled' or 'confused', vividly capturing the tangled feeling of not understanding something.
Words with a similar meaning
confusespuzzlesbaffles
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Words with an opposite meaning
clarifiesenlightens
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