bewildered

bewildered
    adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
           filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
           questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
           confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt
           lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled},
           {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded},
           {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
    

Bewilder \Be*wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be- + wilder.]
   To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain
   path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or
   confuse greatly.
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         Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. --Addison.
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   Syn: To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound;
        mystify; embarrass; lead astray.
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Bewildered \Be*wil"dered\, a.
   Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.
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90 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewildered":
      abashed, abroad, adrift, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed,
      astonished, astounded, astray, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand,
      at a standstill, at an impasse, at gaze, at sea, awed, awestruck,
      baffled, beguiled, bewitched, bothered, breathless, captivated,
      clueless, confounded, confused, discomposed, disconcerted,
      dismayed, disoriented, distracted, distraught, disturbed,
      dumbfounded, dumbstruck, embarrassed, enchanted, enraptured,
      enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted,
      gaping, gauping, gazing, guessing, hypnotized, in a fix, in a maze,
      in a pickle, in a scrape, in a stew, in awe, in awe of, lost,
      lost in wonder, marveling, mazed, mesmerized, mystified,
      nonplussed, off the track, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed,
      perplexed, perturbed, popeyed, put-out, puzzled, rapt in wonder,
      spellbound, staggered, staring, stuck, stumped, stupefied,
      surprised, thunderstruck, turned around, under a charm, upset,
      wide-eyed, without a clue, wonder-struck, wondering