be perplexed
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As Eleni Ravanis, a student collaborator at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa explained in the news release about the rock, a future Mars geologist would be perplexed by the rock's placement.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2022
Presidential scholars of the future will also be perplexed by the ordering of these photos.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
Even the most ardent MCU fan may be perplexed.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021
You may be perplexed, disturbed, exhilarated or all of the above.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2020
He had small store of German, but he knew enough to be perplexed by the way in which Helen’s driver expressed “beautiful thanks” for her gift.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis