perplex

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verb

1. be a mystery or bewildering to
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
• Syn:
vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify,
baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,
nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
• See Also:
puzzle over (for: puzzle), puzzle out (for: puzzle)
• Derivationally related forms:
stupefaction (for: stupefy), bewilderment (for: bewilder), poser (for: pose), bafflement (for: baffle), mystification (for: mystify), mystifier (for: mystify), mystery (for: mystify), puzzle (for: puzzle), puzzlement (for: puzzle), puzzler (for: puzzle)
• Hypernyms:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Hyponyms:
stump, mix up, riddle, elude, escape
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will perplex him
- The good news will perplex her
- The performance is likely to perplex Sue
2. make more complicated
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
• Syn:
complicate
• Ant:
simplify (for: complicate)
• Derivationally related forms:
complication (for: complicate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
complexify, snarl, snarl up, embrangle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  complicate, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder