Yes it is the past tense of perplex.
It perplexed him because he was tackling it the wrong way.
Perplexed can also be an adjective
She looked perplexed.
"I was perplexed at what caused the escalation of a small problem into a major conflict. "The professor's glib answer to the question left his students perplexed." "Astronomers were originally perplexed by the regular emissions from pulsars." "Without the facts, I was perplexed as to what happened."
A Guide for the Perplexed was created in 1977.
I was perplexed that my teacher said I had h.w today or yestrday?
Paul perplexed all the brain experts.
A Guide for the Perplexed has 160 pages.
A Guide to the Perplexed was created in 2001.
In Yiddish, "perplexed" can be translated to "פּערפּלעקסט" (perplekst).
Meaning: Full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment Context examples: perplexed language / perplexed state of the worldhope this helps, Rob
The correct phrase is "perplexed by." This expression is used to indicate confusion or bewilderment caused by something. For example, you might say, "I am perplexed by the instructions." Using "perplexed with" is less common and can sound awkward in most contexts.
The ISBN of A Guide for the Perplexed is 978-0-06-090611-5.
I was perplexed to see that my next door neighbour had cut his hedge so short.
The Perplexed Bridegroom - 1914 was released on: USA: 23 January 1914