All 6 Uses of
perplex
in
Of Human Bondage
- The first sight of the dead woman gave Mr. Carey a little shock, but this was quickly followed by perplexity.†
Chpt 5-6 *perplexity = confusion due to complexity
- Mr. Carey looked at her in perplexity.†
Chpt 9-10
- Philip felt vaguely that he was himself in the same case, but with him it was the conduct of his life as a whole that perplexed him.†
Chpt 65-66perplexed = confused or puzzled
- He paused for a moment or two, looking about him in a perplexed way.†
Chpt 79-80
- What perplexed him was that he felt a curious physical distaste, which made it uncomfortable for him to be near her.†
Chpt 109-110
- The undertaker looked at him in perplexity, and he hurried to explain.†
Chpt 111-112perplexity = confusion due to complexity
Definition:
to confuse