perplexed

Some lawmakers in Washington DC appeared initially perplexed by Hegseth's appointment to oversee one of the most complex bureaucracies in the world.

It left some viewers perplexed, as they questioned what a bloodthirsty plant had to do with Christmas.

It left him perplexed and saddened—an almost surprising display of naivete from someone who had spent so much time in newsrooms.

Santa Monica resident Maria Alzaga said she too was perplexed when she caught her first whiff of the “rotted food/garbage/sewage” odor on Sunday evening.

The other evening, a group of young people outside Etchohuaquila’s only shop seemed perplexed when asked if they had heard of the region’s most renowned citizen.