Qué (quién) es Perplex - definición
perplex
(perplexes, perplexing, perplexed)
If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty.
It perplexed him because he was tackling it the wrong way.
VERB: V n
perplex
¦ verb cause (someone) to feel baffled.
Derivatives
perplexed adjective
perplexedly adverb
perplexing adjective
perplexingly adverb
perplexity noun (plural perplexities).
Origin
C15: from the obs. adjective perplex 'bewildered', from L. perplexus 'entangled'.
perplex
v. (R) it perplexed me to learn of his decision; it perplexed me that they refused the offer
Ejemplos de pronunciación para Perplex
1. to confuse our students, perplex them,
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2. them is, tell me what perplexes or frustrates you
That's What She Said _ Joanne Lipman _ Talks at Google
3. the world, to solve a problem that perplexes them, to invent
Mastery _ Robert Greene _ Talks at Google
Ejemplos de uso de Perplex
1. Mob flash points in exotic lands always perplex Americans because they are not acquainted with privation and suffering.
2. Issue 386'. Page 002. ‘Look–Alike‘ Leaders Perplex Mubarak By Anna Smolchenko Staff Writer Ria–novosti / Reuters President–elect Dmitry Medvedev meeting Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
3. The hare was found after nearly three years by a man linked with one of Williams‘s ex–girlfriends, prompting the author to say he felt ‘conned‘. Perplex City has already gained nearly 40,000 registered players since its launch in April.
4. Bentez gamble pays dividends From Matt Dickinson, Chief Football Correspondent, in Seville Real Betis 1 Liverpool 2 A SEEKER of victories rather than approval ratings, Rafael Bentez has a habit of making decisions that perplex even his own supporters.
5. A Berkeley professor called Frederick Crews did a rather gentle lampoon of literary criticism back in the Sixties called Pooh Perplex, a collection of essays purporting to be written by various academics on the subject of Winnie the Pooh.