definition of
perplex

[1] #1 perplex v. [vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound] be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me". wn

[2] #2 perplex v. [complicate] make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter". wn