perplex vs discombobulate

perplex and discombobulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perplex	No	No	Yes	No
discombobulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discombobulate is a hypernym of perplex; that is, discombobulate is a word with a broader meaning than perplex:

perplex: be a mystery or bewildering to
discombobulate: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Other hypernyms of perplex include bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, fox, fuddle, throw.

perplex (verb)	discombobulate (verb)
make more complicated	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
be a mystery or bewildering to	cause to be confused emotionally