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Meanings of perplexed in English

Portuguese
hesitante
Spanish
perplejo

Full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment.

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hesitante
Usage of perplexed in English
1
It's perplexed local farmers and only services about three cars every hour.
The South African
2
Stan looked perplexed, trying to figure out what answer my father wanted.
Empty mile
3
A few minutes later I went to the university, still deeply perplexed.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
4
Naba emerged a moment later, looking perplexed as he spoke with Turmay.
The White Road
5
This is a question that has perplexed us for some time now.
Wired
6
One fact alone will illustrate the profound ignorance and the perplexed ideas.
Sketches
7
But Angel said no more; his face was perplexed; he went away.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
8
Nothing confused her now; nothing perplexed her in her knowledge of him.
One Man in His Time
9
The guard looked as perplexed as Marta, although he held his position.
Inferno
10
Meanwhile, Brazil's Steel Institute said it was perplexed by the President's decision.
News.com.au
11
The amiable fliers were surprised, perplexed, even pained; and yet withal amused.
Last and First Men
12
The more I think on the subject the more I am perplexed.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 11
13
I stood there utterly perplexed, trying to think this new mystery through.
Don't blink
14
Let me know the worst; I cannot bear to be thus perplexed.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
15
She was perplexed and troubled at the confused ideas veiling her trust.
Beulah
16
The more he thought of the matter the more perplexed he grew.
Monte-Cristo's Daughter
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Translations for perplexed
Spanish
perplejo
Perplexed through the time
Perplexed across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common