Degree of confusion

I would say if someone is in the state of being perplexed or bewildered, he is in the states of confusion and uncertainty, not sure how to react. I'd say not one is better than the other.

I agree.

Thank you Goodman and Avangi.

I've been staying up writing my paper and not realized that there had been answers to my post during thhe past 3 hours even though I left this webpage untouched on my screen. I think I need to click on the "refresh" button on my browser from time to time for new activities.

Raen"It had bewildered me to the point of perplex

1) Perplex is a verb. You have used it as a noun.
2) The sentence is saying something akin to "I am sick to the point of being ill" This is tautology at its best.

RaenI was trying to convey that my confusion had increased from one stage to the other, maybe its fullness.

You need some context for this emotional progression. So you have to say something like this:
Reading the passage served only to deepen my confusion concerning the author's motives.

(Gosh, I don't know what happened, this is my 3rd attempt to post this reply....see if it'll finally work)

Thanks very much to Alphebecca for your help particularly for pointing out "perplex" being the verb form.

Just for my information, would "perplexity" have worked in this case? (somehow I have this eerie feeling that it'd only complicate things)

And thank you for th

Listen to your feelings.

If you insist on this sentence structure, here's another suggestion:

My bewilderment incr

Hi Raen,

<< t had bewildered me to the point of perplex that the sad and pathetic tale of Narcissus is told to open the stage for the profound story of the Spanish shepherd boy Santiago ..">>

This passage is indeed beyond my reach! It's too wordy and the meaning is rather "bewildering".

And "perplexity" is the noun form of the verb.

First off, is it just me or is the website sometimes having problem allowing you to posts. I made multiple attempts to post one reply at different times......rejected or uncessufully, saying something like a tease, "oopse, sorry, try again....." something like that. Does that happen to other people, or is it just me?

Anyway, just want to thank Alphebecca and goodman again (if the posting

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