perplexité

Un silence de perplexité a suivi son annonce.
A silence of bewilderment followed her announcement.
Elle regardait le plan avec perplexité.
She looked at the map in puzzlement.
La décision du jury m'a laissé dans la perplexité.
The jury's decision left me perplexed.
Sa réponse a suscité la perplexité des journalistes.
His answer caused bewilderment among the journalists.
Face à ces chiffres contradictoires, leur perplexité était compréhensible.
Faced with these conflicting figures, their puzzlement was understandable.

Similar words

désarroi

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incertitude

Sa réponse a suscité la perplexité des journalistes.
His answer caused bewilderment among the journalists.
Elle regardait le plan avec perplexité.
She looked at the map in puzzlement.
La décision du jury m'a laissé dans la perplexité.
The jury's decision left me perplexed.
Face à ces chiffres contradictoires, leur perplexité était compréhensible.
Faced with these conflicting figures, their puzzlement was understandable.
Un silence de perplexité a suivi son annonce.
A silence of bewilderment followed her announcement.

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incertitude

désarroi

Borrowed from Latin perplexitas, first “entanglement” and then “obscurity”.

What does perplexité mean?

Puzzled uncertainty about what to think.

Is perplexité feminine?

Yes: la perplexité.

What can cause perplexité?

Confusing facts or an unexpected decision.

Can it involve hesitation?

Yes, a person may hesitate over what to do.

What adjective corresponds to perplexité?

Perplexe.

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