Perplex
Perplex , transitive verb
[Latin perplexari. See Perplex, a.]
1.
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.
No artful wildness to perplex the scene.
What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
2.
To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.
Perplexd beyond self-explication.
We are perplexed, but not in despair.
We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind.
3.
To plague; to vex; to torment. — Glanvill
Perplex , adjective
[Latin perplexus entangled, intricate; per + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: compare French perplexe. See Per-, and Plait.]
Intricate; difficult. [Obsolete] — Glanvill