<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.</li><li>Synonyms: confound, mystify</li><li>to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question.</li><li>Synonyms: snarl, tangle</li><li>to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.</li><li>Synonyms: bother, annoy, vex</li></ul>