- bewilder: cause to be confused emotionally
- confuse: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
- (discombobulated) having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
- (discombobulation) confusion: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex