flummoxed
Completely at sea
Flummoxed means bewildered or confused, typically by something unexpected or hard to understand.
The word has a slightly old-fashioned, whimsical quality: I was completely flummoxed by the instructions.
To flummox someone is to perplex them thoroughly.
Confused by something unclear
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- confusedUnable to understand
- mystifiedUtterly unable to understand
befuddled · nonplussed · discombobulated · dumbfounded · confounded · bemused · at a loss · stumped
Overwhelmed with amazement
- astonishedGreatly shocked, overwhelmed
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- taken abackShocked into momentary confusion
dumbstruck · stupefied · startled · staggered · gobsmacked · agog · aghast · floored
Disturbed and uneasy
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- unnervedMade anxious or unsettled
- dismayedDistressed by shock
distressed · agitated · ruffled · shaken · perturbed · disquieted · thrown off · wrong-footed
Unable to solve
- thwartedPrevented from succeeding
- foiledPrevented from succeeding
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
stuck · hamstrung · hindered · checkmated · deadlocked · stonewalled · at an impasse
puzzled
Confused by something unclear
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- confusedUnable to understand
mystified · befuddled · nonplussed · discombobulated · dumbfounded · confounded · bemused · at a loss · stumped · addled
flabbergasted
Overwhelmed with amazement
- astonishedGreatly shocked, overwhelmed
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
taken aback · dumbstruck · stupefied · startled · staggered · gobsmacked · agog · aghast · floored · blindsided
disconcerted
Disturbed and uneasy
dismayed · distressed · agitated · ruffled · shaken · perturbed · disquieted · thrown off · wrong-footed
stumped
Unable to solve
stalled · stuck · hamstrung · hindered · checkmated · deadlocked · stonewalled · at an impasse
- confused feelingsconfused, puzzled, baffled, perplexed, mystified
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
flummoxedenlightened
Possessing profound insight
clear-headed · comprehending · understanding · unconfused · clarified
flummoxedunflappable
Impossible to disturb
composed · unfazed · unperturbed · confident · unruffled