[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

perplex \perplex"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. perplexed; p. pr. 
   vb. n. perplexing. l. perplexari. see perplex, a.
   1. to involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated,
      and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to
      perplex one with doubts.
      1913 webster

            no artful wildness to perplex the scene. --pope.
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            what was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard
            for our weak parts, will lie open to the
            understanding in a fair view.         --locke.
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   2. to embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to
      confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.
      "perplexd beyond self-explication." --shak.
      1913 webster

            we are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 cor. iv.
                                                  8.
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            we can distinguish no general truths, or at least
            shall be apt to perplex the mind.     --locke.
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   3. to plague; to vex; to torment. --glanvill.
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   syn: to entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle;
        bewilder; confuse; distract. see embarrass.
        1913 webster
see also:
perplexed perplexing perplex embarrass 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

perplexing \perplex"ing\, a.
   embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome. "perplexing thoughts."
   --milton.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

perplexing
     adj : lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;
           "sent confusing signals to iraq"; "perplexing to
           someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling
           statement" syn: confusing, puzzling
see also:
confusing puzzling 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 moby thesaurus words for "perplexing":
   byzantine, arcane, baffling, bewildering, bothering, complex,
   complicated, confounding, confusing, convoluted, cryptic,
   discomposing, disconcerting, dismaying, distracting, disturbing,
   embarrassing, enigmatic, flabbergasting, impenetrable,
   incomprehensible, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine,
   mysterious, mystifying, paradoxical, perturbing, problematic,
   puzzling, recondite, riddling, sphinxlike, stupefying, twisted,
   unfathomable, upsetting

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