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Vexing vs Perplexing - What's the difference?

vexing | perplexing |

As verbs the difference between vexing and perplexing

is that vexing is present participle of lang=en while perplexing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun vexing

is vexation.

As an adjective perplexing is

confusing or puzzling.

vexing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • vexation
  • * 2002 , Harold Bloom, American Women Poets, 1650-1950
    • Many unkindnesses as well as (one feels) many liberties and general vexings , were required to move her to this.

    perplexing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • confusing or puzzling
  • bewildering

    • Verb

    (head)