puzzledadjective
uk/ˈpʌz.əld/us/ˈpʌz.əld/B2 confused because you do not understand something:
He had a puzzled look on his face.
I'm still puzzled as to why she said that.
I'm really puzzled that I haven't heard from Liz for so long.
More examples
- The director confessed himself to be puzzled by the company's losses.
- She had a puzzled expression on her face.
- He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.
- You look puzzled - are you with me?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- turbulence
- whirl
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