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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
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incommode
English
Etymology
French incommoder, Latin incommodare (“inconvenient”).
Verb
incommode (third-person singular simple present incommodes, present participle incommoding, simple past and past participle incommoded)
- To disturb, to discomfort, to hinder.
- 1768, Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, London: T. Becket & P.A. De Hondt, Volume I, “The Dwarf,” p. 193,[1]
- The dwarf suffered inexpressibly on all sides; but the thing which incommoded him most, was a tall corpulent German, near seven feet high, who stood directly betwixt him and all possibility of his seeing either the stage or the actors.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 5,[2]
- No sooner was her answer dispatched, than Mrs. Dashwood indulged herself in the pleasure of announcing to her son-in-law and his wife that she was provided with a house, and should incommode them no longer than till every thing were ready for her inhabiting it.
- 1883, R.M. Ballantyne, "The Middy and the Moors", London: Nisbet & Co., Chapter 1, p. 11,[3]
- Youth, strength, and health are not easily incommoded by wet garments!
- 1768, Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, London: T. Becket & P.A. De Hondt, Volume I, “The Dwarf,” p. 193,[1]
Synonyms
- discommode
- inconvenience
Translations
See also
- commode
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: incommodent, incommodes
Verb
incommode
- first-person singular present indicative of incommoder
- third-person singular present indicative of incommoder
- first-person singular present subjunctive of incommoder
- third-person singular present subjunctive of incommoder
- second-person singular imperative of incommoder
Latin
Adjective
incommode
- vocative masculine singular of incommodus
References
- incommode in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- incommode in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- incommode in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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