'Perplexing' definitions:
Definition of 'perplexing'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Perplexing'
From: GCIDE
- Perplex \Per*plex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perplexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Perplexing.] [L. perplexari. See Perplex, a.]
- 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts. [1913 Webster]
- No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety. "Perplexd beyond self-explication." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv. 8. [1913 Webster]
- We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To plague; to vex; to torment. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See Embarrass. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Perplexing'
From: GCIDE
- Perplexing \Per*plex"ing\, a. Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome. "Perplexing thoughts." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perplexing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arcane,
- baffling,
- bewildering,
- bothering,
- Byzantine,
- complex,
- complicated,
- confounding,
- confusing,
- convoluted,
- cryptic,
- discomposing,
- disconcerting,
- dismaying,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- embarrassing,
- enigmatic,
- flabbergasting,
- impenetrable,
- incomprehensible,
- intricate,
- involved,
- knotty,
- labyrinthine,
- mysterious,
- mystifying,
- paradoxical,
- perturbing,
- problematic,
- puzzling,
- recondite,
- riddling,
- sphinxlike,
- stupefying,
- twisted,
- unfathomable,
- upsetting