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Meanings of perplexity in English

A dazed condition.

        Usage of perplexity in English
        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 across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Rare