Ambiguous vs Perplex - What's the difference?
ambiguous | perplex |
Open to multiple interpretations.
Vague and unclear.
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
* 1662 (Thomas Salusbury)
To cause to feel baffled; to .
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
* John Locke
(obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
As adjectives the difference between ambiguous and perplex
is that ambiguous is open to multiple interpretations while perplex is (obsolete) intricate; difficult.As a verb perplex is
to cause to feel baffled; to.ambiguous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
- He gave an ambiguous answer.
- And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous , and Simplicius is resolute....
Synonyms
* equivocalAntonyms
* unambiguous * preciseSee also
* contradictory * mistakable * confusingExternal links
* *References
*perplex
English
Verb
(es)- What was thought obscure, perplexed , and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
- (Glanvill)