bewildered
adjective
[ bɪˈwɪldəd ]
• perplexed and confused; very puzzled.
• "he saw the bewildered look on my face"
Similar:
baffled,
mystified,
bemused,
perplexed,
puzzled,
confused,
nonplussed,
at sea,
at a loss,
thrown off balance,
disorientated,
taken aback,
flummoxed,
bamboozled,
discombobulated,
bushed,
wildered,
distracted,
mazed,
bewilder
verb
• cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.
• "she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood"
Similar:
baffle,
mystify,
bemuse,
perplex,
puzzle,
confuse,
confound,
nonplus,
disconcert,
throw,
set someone thinking,
flummox,
discombobulate,
faze,
stump,
beat,
fox,
be all Greek to,
make someone's head spin,
floor,
fog,
buffalo,
wilder,
gravel,
maze,
cause to be at a stand,
distract,
pose,
obfuscate,
Origin:
late 17th century: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete wilder ‘lead or go astray’, of unknown origin.
