What is another word for perplexed ?

So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

woolly^UK

unable to believe your eyes

wooly^US

in a state of confusion

caught on the wrong foot

unable to believe one's ears

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

uncertain which way to turn

made to scratch their head

up against a brick wall

without an answer

demented

not knowing if you are coming or going

going round in circles

not knowing whether one is coming or going

with Alzheimer's disease

not knowing if one is coming or going

with a mind like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

miles away

driven to distraction

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“Manju was still perplexed about the whole thing, although she understood that things were getting better.”

Adjective

Complicated or complex in nature

“At this time, the affairs of those countries were in a perplexed situation.”

Adjective

Questioning or suggesting puzzlement or curiosity

enquiring^UK

inquiring^US

mystified

puzzled

skeptical^US

sceptical^UK

burning with curiosity

focused^US

focussed^UK

eat sleep and breathe

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

fond

crazed

smitten

mesmerised^UK

mesmerized^US

enamored of^UK

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Adjective

on the horns of a dilemma

Feeling uncertain about something

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

having opposing views

having clashing views

having conflicting views

having contradictory views

balking^US

baulking^UK

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Adjective

Full of knots, knotty

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

dishevelled^UK

disheveled^US

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Adjective

Ill at ease

Verb

To have made something more complex

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

rendered unintelligible

muddied the waters of

colored^US

coloured^UK

equivocated

hidden

thrown up smoke screen

threw up smoke screen

threw a veil over

thrown a veil over

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“Why then endeavor to perplex the issue in this manner?”

Verb

put someone off their stroke

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stride

agonized^US

agonised^UK

put out of countenance

hurt somebody's feelings

terrorized^US

setted someone back on their heels

terrorised^UK

made someone scratch their head

caused to be at a stand

pulled the rug out from under

pulled the rug from under

antagonized^US

scandalized^US

paralysed^UK

balked^US

paralyzed^US

caused to lose your bearings

strapped

stopped someone in their tracks

pushed the buttons of

tantalised^UK

made one's hair stand on end

antagonised^UK

scared someone out of their wits

scared the bejesus out of

caused anguish

indisposed

caused someone to lose their composure

tantalized^US

filled with consternation

baulked^UK

scandalised^UK

frightened the living daylights out of

scared the living daylights out of

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

made one's blood run cold

put the fear of God into

made one's flesh creep

chilled to the marrow

made someone jump out of their skin

scared the pants off of

goaded

had an adverse effect on

made someone jump out of his skin

scared someone half to death

scared the daylights out of

went against the grain

stricken down

gone against the grain

gave one the creeps

given someone goose pimples

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given one the creeps

gave someone goose pimples

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

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Verb

Past tense for to confound or perplex someone

made someone scratch their head

baulked^UK

balked^US

caught off balance

caused to be at a stand

setted someone thinking

stopped someone in their tracks

messed with one's head

hit like a ton of bricks

knocked the stuffing out of

filled with amazement

filled with wonder

took your breath away

petrified

unsettled

screwed up

taken your breath away

taken the wind out of your sails

stricken with awe

struck with awe

sprang on

took the wind out of your sails

thrown a curve

threw a curve

hit for six

knocked over with feather

swept someone off their feet

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“They were perplexing a subject plain in itself.”

Verb

Past tense for to harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

breathed down someone's neck

tantalised^UK

tantalized^US

rubbed up the wrong way

gotten on your nerves

carped at

made somebody's hackles rise

agonized^US

agonised^UK

driven round the bend

driven round the twist

drove round the twist