| The ambivalence from the clash of voices results in mental and emotional states of perplexity. |
| Gradually the look of perplexity was replaced by the slightest of smirks as the boys' minds took in what was happening. |
| For all their cheerful harmony, his pictures were painted in solitude, with perplexity and misgiving until he saw them in their completed form. |
| Confusion and perplexity characterise the political establishment everywhere. |
| The sensory overload of such prose inspires perplexity and gives little assurance on rereading. |
| All they are trying to do is bring perplexity and division among the residents. |
