1. (

• bewilder ,
• bemuse ,
• discombobulate ,
• throw

) cause to be confused emotionally ;

1. (

• bemused ,
• lost ,
• preoccupied

) deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" ;

2. (

• baffled ,
• befuddled ,
• bemused ,
• bewildered ,
• confounded ,
• confused ,
• lost ,
• mazed ,
• mixed-up ,
• at_sea

) perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" ;