Perplex vs Worried - What's the difference?
perplex | worried |
To cause to feel baffled; to .
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
* John Locke
(obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
(worry)
As verbs the difference between perplex and worried
is that perplex is to cause to feel baffled; to while worried is (worry).As adjectives the difference between perplex and worried
is that perplex is (obsolete) intricate; difficult while worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.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)
Synonyms
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* * *worried
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.