perplex is to confuse or to make something difficult to understand. When you perplex someone, you make it difficult for them to understand what you're saying.
The professor was perplexed by the student's question.
The diagram made it difficult to understand, so the employees were perplexed by it.
verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
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verb
make more complicated
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That was the point that perplexed me.
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Herod was perplexed by the belief.
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The introduction is just perplexing.
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The king is then perplexed and angered.
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Perplexity is a measurement in information theory.
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The alphabet section of this article is perplexing
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The antinomy in the logic perplexed the readers.
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The edit summary is thus perplexing.
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The first sentence of this article is perplexing.
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The perplexed friend dismisses the discussion.