Possible Clues:

• Befogged, perhaps, and bemused
• To avoid disagreement, I had sounded confused
• Bewildered
• Jockey stymied if thrown
• Perplexed
• Seriously puzzled
• Sounds befogged
• Sounds as this might have one befogged
• Perplexed and stymied if sent the wrong way
• Utterly bewildered