Words For Confusion

verb past tense of the verb 'baffle', meaning to confuse or puzzle

adjective feeling or showing confusion or bewilderment

• The scientist was baffled by the unexpected results of the experiment.
• I'm completely baffled by the instructions for this new software.
• I was totally baffled by the plot twist in that movie.
• Her mind was a maze of thoughts, leaving her feeling utterly baffled.

noun a state of being completely puzzled or confused

• The complex mathematical problem left the students in a state of bafflement.
• I watched the movie with a look of utter bafflement on my face.
• I was completely baffled by her decision to quit her job out of the blue.
• His bafflement at the situation was like trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces.

noun a state of confusion or perplexity

verb to confuse or perplex someone

• The complex instructions on the manual may befuddle some users.
• I was completely befuddled by the twist in the movie plot.
• Her explanation just befuddled me even more.
• The maze of lies and deceit managed to befuddle even the most astute detective.

adjective feeling or showing confusion because something is difficult to understand or solve

• The scientist was puzzled by the unexpected results of the experiment.
• I'm really puzzled about why she didn't show up to the party.
• I was totally puzzled by his strange behavior last night.
• The complex riddle left me puzzled for hours.

verb past tense of stupefy, meaning to make someone unable to think or feel properly

adjective in a state of mental numbness or shock; astonished

• The complex mathematical equation left the students stupefied.
• I was completely stupefied by the plot twist in that movie.
• When I saw the surprise party, I was totally stupefied!
• The beauty of the sunset stupefied me with its magnificence.

verb to confuse or entangle in a complicated situation

• The legal dispute has the potential to embrangle both parties for years to come.
• I didn't mean to embrangle the situation, it just got out of hand.
• Don't embrangle yourself in drama that doesn't concern you.
• His lies continued to embrangle him in a web of deceit.