戸惑う

とまどう
to be bewildered
to be perplexed

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とまどう【戸惑う】

⇒ とうわく ， ⇒ こんわく

*confuse

|他|〖S〗［be ～d］〔…に/…について〕とまどう〔with， by， at/about， on〕

get ［become］ confused about the issue その問題にとまどう

*puzzle

|他|［be ～d］〔…で/…して〕困惑する， とまどう〔about， at/to do〕

She was very puzzled about the letter. 彼女はその手紙にとまどっていた

be muddled up

《略式》

feel at a loss.

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とまどう【戸惑う】

feel at sea; become [get] disoriented; lose one's bearings; become puzzled [bewildered, perplexed]; be taken aback; get confused; become flurried.

●返事に戸惑う feel at a loss for an answer

・どれを選んでよいのか戸惑う do not know which to choose.

●何を戸惑っているのだ. What are you hesitating for?

・家が広いので戸惑ってしまう. The house is so large that one feels lost inside it.

・社内の異様な雰囲気に最初は戸惑ったが, じき慣れた. At first I was taken aback by the strange atmosphere in the company, but I soon grew used to it.