perplex

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de troubler quelqu'un, de le plonger dans la confusion, l'embarras ou l'incapacité de comprendre quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to feel confused, baffled, or unable to understand something.

1. Confuse or puzzleB2formal

   To cause someone to feel confused or uncertain because they cannot understand something.

   Déconcerter, rendre perplexe

   • The complex instructions perplexed the new employees.
   • His strange behavior perplexed everyone at the party.
   • The riddle perplexed the students for hours.

   Synonymesbafflebefuddlebewilderconfoundconfuseflummoxmystifynonpluspuzzle

   Antonymesclarifyenlightenexplain

2. Complicate or make difficultC1formal

   To make something more complicated or difficult to understand.

   compliquer, rendre difficile

   • The additional clauses perplexed the legal agreement.
   • Her contradictory statements perplexed the investigation.
   • The sudden change in plans perplexed the entire team.

   Synonymescomplicatecompoundconfuseentanglemuddlesnarltangle

   Antonymesclarifyelucidateexplainsimplifyunraveluntangle