different between perplex vs hoodwink
perplex
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plect? (“plait, weave, braid”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: p?rpl?ks?, IPA(key): /p??pl?ks/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: p?pl?ks?, IPA(key): /p??pl?ks/
- Rhymes: -?ks
Verb
perplex (third-person singular simple present perplexes, present participle perplexing, simple past and past participle perplexed)
- (transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
- (transitive) To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
- What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
- (transitive, obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
- 1726, George Granville, Chloe
- Chloe's the wonder of her sex, 'Tis well her heart is tender, How might such killing eyes perplex, With virtue to defend her.
- 1726, George Granville, Chloe
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:confuse
Related terms
- perplexable
- perplexation
- perplexed
- perplexedness
- perplexing
- perplexity
- perplexment
Translations
Adjective
perplex (comparative more perplex, superlative most perplex)
- (obsolete) intricate; difficult
- 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica
- How the soul directs the spirits for the motion of the body, according to the several animal exigents, is as perplex in the Theory, as either of the former.
- 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica
Noun
perplex (plural perplexes)
- (obsolete) A difficulty.
Further reading
- perplex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- perplex in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- perplex at OneLook Dictionary Search
German
Etymology
From French perplexe, from Latin perplexus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???pl?ks/
- Hyphenation: per?plex
Adjective
perplex (comparative perplexer, superlative am perplexesten)
- (colloquial, rarely attributive) confused, perplexed, puzzled
- Synonyms: verdutzt, verblüfft, verwirrt
Declension
Related terms
- Perplexität
Further reading
- “perplex” in Duden online
- “perplex” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “perplex” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Romanian
Etymology
From French perplexe, from Latin perplex.
Adjective
perplex m or n (feminine singular perplex?, masculine plural perplec?i, feminine and neuter plural perplexe)
- perplexed
Declension
perplex From the web:
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- what perplexed scrooge about the clock
hoodwink
English
Etymology
The verb is derived from hood (“head covering attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak”) +? wink (“to close one’s eyes”).
The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?dw??k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h?d?w??k/
- Hyphenation: hood?wink
Verb
hoodwink (third-person singular simple present hoodwinks, present participle hoodwinking, simple past and past participle hoodwinked)
- (transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold. [from mid 16th c.]
- (transitive, figuratively)
- To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
- (archaic) To hide or obscure.
- To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
- (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- hoodwinkable
- hoodwinked (adjective)
- hoodwinker
- hoodwinking (noun)
Translations
Noun
hoodwink (countable and uncountable, plural hoodwinks)
- (countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
- (Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
- Synonym: (obsolete) hoodman-blind
Translations
References
Further reading
- hoodwink (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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