Perplex

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/pərplˈɛks/ · पप्लेक्स

Meaning

To confuse and worry someone

To make someone feel completely baffled

हिंदी अर्थ

उलझा देना, चकरा देना

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
BewilderEntangleConfoundFlummoxConfuse
Example sentences

The second condition perplexed the whole class.

A perplexed student stops writing.

Daily use: Doosri condition ne sabko perplex kar diya.

Word forms
Perplexity nPerplex vPerplexed adjPerplexing adj
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Perplex में वही 'plex' है जो complex में है; दोनों में गुँथी हुई उलझन की छवि है। जो सवाल आपको perplex करता है, वह दिमाग़ को उलझा देता है। Bewilder, baffle और confound इसके synonym हैं; clarify उल्टा।

PERPLEX shares its 'plex' with complex: both carry the picture of something tightly tangled. A question that perplexes you leaves your mind in a tangle. Bewilder, baffle and confound are its synonyms; clarify is the opposite.

Exam note

Perplex के synonym bewilder, baffle, confound और flummox हैं; clarify, elucidate और enlighten antonym हैं। इसका noun perplexity है।

Perplex is tested with bewilder, baffle, confound and flummox as synonyms; clarify, elucidate and enlighten are its antonyms. Its noun is perplexity.

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