I was baffled by my child's behavior.
Baffled, the student didn't know what the teacher wanted.
A good sentence for the word baffled is:
Clarie was still stumped on first question on the English test, "Use the word Etymology in a sentence"; she knew the meaning of etymon- was "true meaning of a word" and -logy was "study of", but how to construct a sentence with this word baffled her.
Mike was baffled as to why the vacuum wouldn't work - until he realised it wasn't plugged in !
The calf seemed to havethe most baffled expression, when confronted by the new gate. The direct light emanating from that lamp really should be baffled somewhat.
this book baffles me with so many huge words
Harold was baffled as to where his car keys could have gone.
* Remember that we deal with alcohol, cunning, baffling, and powerful. * The professor's instructions for the essay on Critical Thinking were quite baffling to most of his students.
he was baffled by the technical language of the instructions
Here is an example sentence with the word "vacuum":I stared at the sky above me, and for a moment I was baffled by the fact that space was a vacuum - how could something have nothing, not even a single atom at all?
Baffled.
the police were completely baffled
Baffled, flustered, perplexed...