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Perplexing vs Perplex - What's the difference?

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Perplex is a related term of perplexing.



As adjectives the difference between perplexing and perplex

is that perplexing is confusing or puzzling while perplex is intricate; difficult.

As verbs the difference between perplexing and perplex

is that perplexing is present participle of lang=en while perplex is to cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.

perplexing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • confusing or puzzling
  • bewildering
  • Verb

    (head)
  • perplex

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To cause to feel baffled; to .
  • To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
  • * John Locke
  • What was thought obscure, perplexed , and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
  • (obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
  • (Glanvill)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) intricate; difficult
  • (Glanvill)
    (Webster 1913)