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Pester vs Perplex - What's the difference?

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Pester is a related term of perplex.


In lang=en terms the difference between pester and perplex

is that pester is to bother, harass or annoy persistently while perplex is to involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.

As verbs the difference between pester and perplex

is that pester is to bother, harass or annoy persistently while perplex is to cause to feel baffled; to.

As an adjective perplex is

(obsolete) intricate; difficult.

pester

English

Alternative forms

* pestre (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
  • Synonyms

    * badger * bug * hound

    Anagrams

    * * English transitive verbs ----

    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)