baffled

(noun) people who are frustrated and perplexed. Example: "The children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled."

(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to. Synonyms: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound. Examples: "This beats me!." "Got me--i don't know the answer!." "A vexing problem." "This question really stuck me."

(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. Synonyms: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk. Examples: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was ruth's amazing september surge." "Foil your opponent."

(verb) check the emission of (sound). Synonyms: baffle, regulate.

(adj) perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment. Synonyms: befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea. Examples: "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."