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Meanings of perplexity in anglès

A dazed condition.

Synonyms
Examples for "amazement"
Examples for "amazement"
1
The woman started in amazement and the colonel half rose in anger.
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
2
Asad listened in relieved amazement; Rosamund caught her breath in sheer dismay.
The Sea-Hawk
3
The listener in the hall walked up and down, lost in amazement.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
4
The Crows listened in amazement to the war-whoop of the two Lakerimmers.
The Dozen from Lakerim
5
In the studio, Aaron King gazed at the angry woman in amazement.
The Eyes of the World
1
I come far enough out of a daze to struggle briefly, fiercely.
Dark rivers of the heart
2
Some were excruciatingly alive to the situation; others were in a daze.
The Last Shot
3
He walked on toward the center of the city in a daze.
Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)
4
March was in a daze, uncertain what was dream and what reality.
Fatherland
5
Prentice sat staring in front of him, still half in a daze.
The Moneychangers
1
A rough justice had prevailed, and I felt more bafflement than regret.
Deadly Décisions
2
To his own bafflement Messi scooped the ball past the right-hand post.
The Guardian
3
Sophie looks up from shepherding the giraffes, her brow knotting in bafflement.
The crimson petal and the white
4
Marphissa spread her hands in bafflement, eyes fixed on her own display.
Tarnished Knight
5
To her relief, the others burst out laughing at their friend's bafflement.
The Getting of Wisdom
Usage of perplexity in anglès
1
It added a great deal to my perplexity, when I read, further:
In a glass darkly
2
They escaped the perplexity of reconciling the mercantile and the religious ideas.
A Little Journey in the World
3
He sighed in nerveless perplexity; it was she who had the courage.
Indian Summer
4
Always I answered him in the same way, thus increasing his perplexity.
Eaters of the Dead
5
Yet what she found troubled her even more: open perplexity and confusion.
Return of the Crimson Guard
6
A look of grave perplexity rested on the visage of the Eskimo.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
7
I was in some perplexity; but a moment later he relieved me.
The Indiscretion of the Duchess / Being a Story Concerning Two L...
8
Arrived in the lower hall, he glanced about him in some perplexity.
Quin
9
Suddenly he stopped in his work and looked about in evident perplexity.
The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters; Or, The Lost Treasure of Buffalo...
10
She was frowning in considerable perplexity, and biting her firm red lips.
The Prince of Graustark
11
The children looked at each other in perplexity, and the Wizard sighed.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
12
In whatever light this anecdote be viewed, it is involved in perplexity.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02: Augustus
13
The woman contemplated Bles in momentary perplexity, then bowing in turn, left.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
14
When the two youths reached the spot, both stared around in perplexity.
Dave Porter at Star Ranch; Or, The Cowboy's Secret
15
Allan handed the letter to his lawyer in silent perplexity and distress.
Armadale
16
She enjoyed his perplexity a minute; then she returned to the charge.
The History of David Grieve
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Perplexity through the time
Perplexity across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare