To perplex; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to gravel. A shrewd disputant in those points, is dexterous in puzzling others. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders.

To make intricate; to entangle. The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzl’d in mazes and perplex’d with error.

To be bewildered; to be awkward.

Perplexity; embarrassment.