All 7 Uses

perplex
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The Man of the Forest
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But on the instant, perhaps, some instinct was born, or he divined an antagonism in Dale that was both surprising and perplexing.†
Chpt 2 *

perplexing = confusing due to complexity
His perplexity appeared painful to him, because he had a great faith, a great conviction that he could not make clear.†
Chpt 11

perplexity = confusion due to complexity
Al scratched his head and gazed perplexedly at the hunter.†
Chpt 14
It took long introspection to determine the exact nature of that struggle, but at length it evolved into the paradox that Helen Rayner had opened his eyes to his duty as a man, that he accepted it, yet found a strange obstacle in the perplexing, tumultuous, sweet fear of ever going near her again.†
Chpt 15

perplexing = confusing due to complexity
It confused and perplexed her that into her mind should flash a thought that, though it would be dreadful for Carmichael to kill Beasley, for Dale to do it would be a calamity—a terrible thing.†
Chpt 16

perplexed = confused or puzzled
And thus it was that the next morning, shortly before noon, she was recalled to her perplexities by a shouting out at the corrals and a galloping of horses somewhere near.†
Chpt 24

perplexities = things that confuse
Of all these sudden-uprising perplexities this latest was the most astounding.†
Chpt 25

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