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Perplex vs Torment - What's the difference?

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Perplex is a related term of torment.


In lang=en terms the difference between perplex and torment

is that perplex is to involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated while torment is to cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex'' but weaker than ''to torture ).

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between perplex and torment

is that perplex is (obsolete) intricate; difficult while torment is (obsolete) a catapult or other kind of war-engine.

As verbs the difference between perplex and torment

is that perplex is to cause to feel baffled; to while torment is to cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex'' but weaker than ''to torture ).

As an adjective perplex

is (obsolete) intricate; difficult.

As a noun torment is

(obsolete) a catapult or other kind of war-engine.

perplex

English

Verb

(es)
  • To cause to feel baffled; to .
  • To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
  • * John Locke
    • What was thought obscure, perplexed , and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
  • (obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
    • (Glanvill)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * perplexed * perplexing * perplexity

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) intricate; difficult
    • (Glanvill)
    (Webster 1913)

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    torment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
  • Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
  • Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
    • He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system.
  • * Bible, Matthew iv. 24
    • They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * tormentous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex'' but weaker than ''to torture. )
    • The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.
  • * 2013 , Phil McNulty, " Man City 4-1 Man Utd", BBC Sport , 22 September 2013:
    • Moyes, who never won a derby at Liverpool in 11 years as Everton manager, did not find the Etihad any more forgiving as City picked United apart in midfield, where Toure looked in a different class to United's £27.5m new boy Marouane Fellaini, and in defence as Aguero tormented Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand.

    Derived terms

    * tormentor