17
byzantine(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
17
mystified(verb, adjective, confused, lost, bewildered)
16
puzzled(verb, adjective, uncertain, hesitant, confused)
14
bewildered(verb, adjective, unstable, confused, distracted)
12
entangled(verb, adjective, involved, complicated, complexity)
12
flustered(verb, adjective, uncertain, hesitant, confused)
12
nonplussed(verb, adjective, confused, distracted, lost)
10
bemused(adjective, confused, distracted, lost, wasted)
10
disconcerted(verb, adjective, uncertain, hesitant, confused)
10
lost(verb, adjective, uncertain, hesitant, confused)
10
muddled(verb, adjective, confused, distracted, disorganized)
9
snarled(verb, involved, complicated)
8
at sea(expression, confused, distracted, disorganized, perturbed)
7
cowardly
7
dazed(verb, adjective, distracted, disorganized, perturbed)
7
overwhelmed
6
confusing(adjective, involved)
6
stressful
5
addled(verb, adjective, clear, confused, distracted)
5
discomposed(adjective, uncertain, awkward, unsettled, hesitant)
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