stumped

Definition

Perplexed, confused.

Example Sentences

• "I'm stumped by this question."
• "So if women don’t come on flirty or maternal, she thinks, some men get stumped."
• ""Why, Walsher," said Mr. Stubber, "how many times a day do you rub your face with a brass candlestick? Why, I lent you a pony when you were stumped, and you carried off a cool hundred.""