- L. perplexari. See Perplexa.
- To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.No artful wildness to perplex the scene.What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
- To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.Perplexdbeyond self-explication.We are perplexed, but not in despair.We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind.
- To plague; to vex; to tormen.To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See Embarrass.
