puzzled

puzzled
index lost (disoriented)

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  • puzzled — [adj] confused at a loss*, at sea*, baffled, bewildered, bollixed, clueless, come apart, come unzipped*, discombobulated*, dopey*, doubtful, floored*, foggy, fouled up*, hung up*, in a fog*, lost, loused up*, messed up*, mind blown*, mixed up*,… …   New thesaurus

  • puzzled — puz|zled [ˈpʌzəld] adj confused and unable to understand something ▪ Dinner? Sam asked, looking puzzled. puzzled about/as to/at ▪ John seemed puzzled about what the question meant. puzzled that ▪ Harry was puzzled that Nicholas didn t seem to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • puzzled — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ We were becoming more and more puzzled by the minute …   Collocations dictionary

  • puzzled — puzzle puz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {puzzled} (p[u^]z z ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {puzzling} (p[u^]z zl[i^]ng).] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. [1913 Webster] A very shrewd disputant in those points is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • puzzled — adj. puzzled to + inf. (we were puzzled to learn of her decision) * * * puzzled to + inf. (we were puzzled to learn of her decision) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • puzzled — [[t]pʌ̱z(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/about/at n Someone who is puzzled is confused because they do not understand something. Critics remain puzzled by the British election results... Norman looked puzzled. Syn: mystified …   English dictionary

  • puzzled — adjective confused and unable to understand something: I m still slightly puzzled as to why she never called us. | puzzled look/expression: Alice read the letter with a puzzled expression on her face …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • puzzled — adjective confused and unable to understand something: I m still slightly puzzled as to why she never called us. | puzzled look/expression: Alice read the letter with a puzzled expression on her face …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • puzzled — puz|zled [ pʌzld ] adjective * confused because you cannot understand something: Don t look so puzzled it s perfectly simple. She was staring at her computer with a puzzled frown …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • puzzled */ — UK [ˈpʌz(ə)ld] / US adjective confused because you cannot understand something Don t look so puzzled – it s perfectly simple. She was staring at her computer with a puzzled frown …   English dictionary

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