bewildered
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //bɪˈwɪɫdɝd// UK //bɪwˈɪldəd// be·wil·dered
adj. feeling very confused and not sure what is happening. You feel this way when something is too complicated or strange to understand.
adj. feeling extreme confusion or disorientation. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'look', 'feel', or 'seem'.
He had a bewildered look on his face.
The tourists stood in the middle of the busy station, looking bewildered by the complex train schedule.
Even the most experienced scientists were left bewildered by the test results, which appeared to contradict every established law of physics they had previously relied upon.
Usage
Commonly follows linking verbs; often paired with the preposition 'by'.