perplexed
/pɚˈplɛkst/ adjective C1- Confused or puzzled. · The scientists were perplexed by the new discovery.
- Bewildered.
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The Bull rising up, and not knowing what to do, was sadly perplexed.
Hence things which have perplexed you and made the case more obscure, have served to enlighten me and to strengthen my conclusions.
"Yes, sir, I have been much perplexed."
One thing only perplexed Edmond, and destroyed his theory.
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