Etymology

perplex

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Today it means: To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. Full definition →

Latin perplexus
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  1. Latin · derived fromperplexus“entangled, confused”
  2. English todayperplex

From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).

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