All 6 Uses of
perplex
in
The Book Thief
- Liesel looked at him and listened, though she did not immediately notice the perplexed expression on her papa's face that evening as he played.†
p. 71.1perplexed = confused or puzzled
- Perhaps that's why on the Führer's birthday, when the answer to the question of her mother's suffering showed itself completely, she was able to react, despite her perplexity and her rage.†
p. 100.9perplexity = confusion due to complexity
- He would sit in the corner, cramped and perplexed, most likely by the kindness of the people, the torment of survival, and overriding all of it, the brilliance of the warmth.†
p. 215.5perplexed = confused or puzzled
- It's the machinations that wheel us there that aggravate, perplex, interest, and astound me.†
p. 243.4
- Tommy was perplexed.†
p. 340.0perplexed = confused or puzzled
- Michael shrugged, disoriented, perplexed.
p. 485.6 *
Definition:
to confuse