per ‧ plexed /pəˈplekst $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective
confused and worried by something that you do not understand SYN puzzled :
The student looked at him, perplexed.
Perplexed investors tried to work out what the deal meant.
—perplexedly /pəˈpleksədli, pəˈpleksɪdli, -ˈplekstli $ pər-/ adverb