What is another word for perplexing ?

too difficult to understand

Confusing or puzzling

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

impossible to understand

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

flakey^US

flaky^UK

not easily understood

too hard to understand

gray^US

grey^UK

off the rails

very different

bugged out

impossible to separate

woolly^UK

wooly^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

like nothing on earth

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“Instead, we are confronted with definitive declarations, even regarding the most perplexing of texts.”

Adjective

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

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Adjective

Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

humorless^US

somber^US

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Adjective

between rock and hard place

Open to discussion or argument

a controversial subject

between sixes and sevens

up for debate

in a state of uncertainty

in a state of suspension

still open to question

sceptical^UK

on the horns of a dilemma

unsavoury^UK

skeptical^US

unsavory^US

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Adjective

Distressing to the mind or senses

unfavorable^US

somber^US

sombre^UK

looking on the black side

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

ill-favored^US

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Noun

stopping someone in their tracks

The state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

lack of comprehension

state of stupefaction

state of bewilderment

state of disorientation

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

lack of understanding

fight-or-flight reaction

state of perturbation

source of consternation

kick in the teeth

source of distress

a bolt out of the blue

source of amazement

a bolt from the blue

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Verb

Causing of amazement

taking your breath away

taking the wind out of your sails

setting someone back on their heels

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

paralysing^UK

completely surprising

traumatising^UK

knocking out

insulting

hitting like ton of bricks

grossing out

raising someone's eyebrows

paralyzing^US

shaking out of your complacency

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Verb

making someone scratch their head

Present participle for to confound or perplex someone

baulking^UK

balking^US

catching off balance

causing to be at a stand

setting someone thinking

messing with one's head

making your head spin

striking dumb

sticking it to

causing to lose your bearings

filling with amazement

convoluting

stopping someone in their tracks

screwing up

knocking the stuffing out of

hitting like a ton of bricks

coloring^US

colouring^UK

throwing up smoke screen

fuzzing up

muddying the waters of

clouding the issue

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“They were perplexing a subject plain in itself.”

Verb

Present participle for to make something more complex

ravelling^UK

raveling^US

making more difficult

throwing into disorder

rendering unintelligible

coloring^US

colouring^UK

muddying the waters of

throwing a veil over

throwing up smoke screen

clouding the issue

ambiguating

making obscure

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“Why then endeavor to perplex the issue in this manner?”

Verb

filling with consternation

Present participle for to fill with distress or alarm

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

putting someone off their stroke

putting someone off their stride

putting out of countenance

making someone scratch their head

setting someone back on their heels

pulling the rug from under

disobliging

pulling the rug out from under

beleaguering

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

causing to be at a stand

hurting somebody's feelings

causing discomfort to

making self-conscious

taking the wind out of your sails

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

astonishing

catching unawares

mixing up

causing someone to lose their composure

stopping someone in their tracks

upsetting the applecart

petrifying

mourning

pushing the buttons of

making one's hair stand on end

scaring to death

filling with fear

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the pants off

throwing into a panic

frightening the living daylights out of

throwing into a blue funk

frightening to death

scaring stiff

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone goose pimples

mithering

chilling to the marrow

biting

curdling the blood

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

scaring off

making teeth chatter

eating away at

rubbing up the wrong way

knocking out

getting on your wick

putting the fear of God into

making one's blood run cold

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

throwing a curve

getting on your nerves

getting your back up

getting under your skin

making someone jump out of their skin

sending over the edge

scaring the daylights out of

getting on one's nerves

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

making your blood boil

ruffling one's feathers

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

making flesh crawl

rubbing the wrong way

making jump

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

giving cause for complaint

failing to satisfy

leaving dissatisfied

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

hitting like ton of bricks

freezing your blood

getting the wind up

throwing into a fright

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

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Verb

Present participle for to harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

breathing down someone's neck

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

driving up the wall

picking on

getting on your nerves

bending someone's ear

carping at

making somebody's hackles rise

driving round the bend

driving round the twist