1. (v.) To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.

2. (v.) To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.

3. (v.) To plague; to vex; to torment.

4. (a.) Intricate; difficult.

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