perplexed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
    mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me
  2. verb make more complicated
    complicate; perplex.
    • There was a new development that complicated the matter
  3. adjective full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
    • perplexed language
    • perplexed state of the world

WordNet

Per*plexed" adjective
Definitions
  1. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. -- Per*plex"ed*ly adv. -- Per*plex"ed*ness, n.

Webster 1913