Perplexed vs Confuse - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between perplexed and confuse

is that perplexed is (perplex) while confuse is to thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.

is confused or puzzled.

(en adjective)

Confused or puzzled.

Bewildered.

(head)

(perplex)

(confus)

To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.

(obsolete) To rout; discomfit.

To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.

To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.

To mistake one thing for another.

* flummox * mistake * See also