PERPLEXITY - Translation from English into German

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German

per·plex·ity [pəˈpleksəti, Am pɚˈpleksət̬i] N

1. perplexity:

perplexity (puzzlement): Verblüffung f <-, -en>

perplexity (confusion): Verwirrung f <-, -en>

to look/stare at sth in perplexity: etw verständnislos [o. ganz perplex] ansehen/anstarren

2. perplexity usu pl (complicated situation):

perplexity: Verwicklungen pl

German

English

Hilflosigkeit: perplexity

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to look/stare at sth in perplexity: etw verständnislos [o. ganz perplex] ansehen/anstarren

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

At which point the perplexity really sets in.

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There was consequent perplexity as to why light evidently behaves like a wave, without any detectable medium through which wave activity might propagate.

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Historians say that the book has perplexity and mythical story as it written by various authors in various durations.

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The thoughts were not of fear but of perplexity about today's materialistic, even hedonistic, culture.

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It is full of perplexities, contradictions, difficult problems and scarce solutions.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Perplexity, Be astonished, Helplessness, one understands the whole movie without sound and some explanations.

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zoe-delay.de

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SchauSPIELEN. Verblüffung, Erstaunen, Hilflosigkeit, man versteht den ganzen Film auch ohne Ton und die paar Erklärungen.

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zoe-delay.de

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Again I invite you not only to read the post, but to leave your comments, perplexity …

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www.prenotazionetraghetti.com

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Auch lade ich Sie nicht nur auf die Post lesen, sondern hinterlassen Sie Ihre Kommentare, Verwirrung …

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www.prenotazionetraghetti.com

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