---

• v  be a mystery or bewildering to
• v  make more complicated
• a  full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
  perplexed language
  perplexed state of the world

• For spring 2004, when every designer was sending cliches of femininity down the runway, Kawakubo left many in the audience perplexed by presenting models in voluminous skirts .
• Add to that a link with certain other blood conditions and neurological conditions, and it's no surprise that researchers are still perplexed about the headaches or that .
• I thought I had read this same basic story several times recently and was a little perplexed why it was news.

• perplex
• vex
• stick
• get
• puzzle
• mystify
• baffle
• beat
• pose
• bewilder
• flummox
• stupefy
• nonplus
• gravel
• amaze
• dumbfound
• complicate

• simplify
• unperplexed

News & Articles

---

• Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton in Detroit for 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Dream' speech unveiling
  The auto industry was more than business. It provided a societal bridge to the racial divide that perplexed American society since the days of slavery.
  June 22, 2013 - MLive.com
• Residents perplexed by break-ins at secure Atlantic Station building
  It's tough to even get in to visit at The Atlantic, a luxury apartment building in Atlantic Station. It's left two residents perplexed by how a thief managed to break into an apartment and attempted to get into another.
  June 21, 2013 - CBS 46 News Atlanta
• Brazilian Protests and Agribusiness
  The protests that have exploded across Brazil have left governors perplexed. While the movement seems too diffuse to lead to direct political change, it will probably lead to shifts in economic policy that affect business and agribusiness.
  June 21, 2013 - DTN / The Progressive Farmer

Quotes

---

• John McDonnell in Independent
  It is quite obvious that Microsoft's bid of $33 per share is a superior alternative to Yahoo's prospects on a standalone basis. I am perplexed by the board's actions. It is irresponsible to hide behind management's more than overly optimistic... Carl Icahn http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Icahn&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFlrKts1BbP3ZXOUT4AiKSyn5YGMw Macworld http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.macworld.com/article/133487/2008/05/icahn.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEHd4VCP02hPFesS8TsJc7Hf_5N2g May 15, 2008 73706 98707 perplexed Labour MP John McDonnell said he was absolutely gobsmacked" at Mr Mandelson's return to Cabinet, adding: "The whole Labour movement will be utterly perplexed at what the Prime Minister's motives are. This is an extraordinary step backwards into the...
• Greg Walden in Washington Post
  Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., told Kendall he was "perplexed by the notion that maybe Dick Cheney did something in the background that you didn't spot."