Definitions
make more complicated
Word origin
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
Used in a sentence
“What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.”
“The Ways of Heav’n are dark and intricate, Puzzled in Mazes, and perplext with Errors; Our Underſtanding traces ’em in vain, Loſt and bewilder’d in the fruitleſs Search; […]”
“Chloe's the wonder of her sex, 'Tis well her heart is tender, How might such killing eyes perplex, With virtue to defend her.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Confuse deeply”7 letters
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