oblivious -
Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one
Alan was oblivious of the person talking to him because he was staring at his phone.
verb
26 of 45
Bad /
Confused
Url
audio
destablizing -
To cause a government or person to be unable to continue in the usual or desired way
The massive debt that King Louis XVI faced was destablizing for France, and led to the revolution of 1789.
verb
27 of 45
Bad /
Confused
Url
audio
grope -
To feel about or search blindly and uncertainly with the hands.
When he woke from the bad dream, he groped to find the lamp switch to turn it on so he could try to calm down.
adjective
28 of 45
Bad /
Confused
audio
mystified -
Being very puzzled and confused
Edwin Hubble was mystified why the light analysis of certain stars showed a 'red shift', until he realized that they were entire galaxies moving away from us at tremendous speeds.
adjective
29 of 45
Bad /
Confused
audio
woozy -
Unsteady, dizzy, or dazed
After the heated argument, Angela felt woozy, and had to slowly calm down.
adjective
30 of 45
Bad /
Confused
Url
audio
discombobulated -
To be confused, disoriented, and uncomfortable.
When he was learning to program, there was so much information to learn that at first he just felt discombobulated.
verb
31 of 45
Bad /
Confused
audio
drift -
To move slowly without much intention or direction.
Bill enjoyed rowing out into the middle of the large lake, and then just letting the boat drift while he relaxed and looked at the water and the sky.
adjective
32 of 45
Bad /
Confused
Url
audio
dumfounded -
Taken by surprise and suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.
When we found out that our boss had been fired because he had been caught stealing, we were all dumfounded.
adjective
33 of 45
Bad /
Confused
audio
vague -
Not clear
Joe got into the car to drive to the nearest mountain, even though he had only a vague idea of how to get there.
adjective
34 of 45
Bad /
Confused
audio
dizzy -
Having a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.
After going on the giant roller coaster, Ed felt very dizzy.
noun
35 of 45
Bad /
Confused
Url
audio
controversy -
A prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion about something important.
The athlete was surrounded by controversy after the doping allegations.
verb
36 of 45
Bad /
Confused
Url
audio
stupefy -
To shock or surprise you so much that you cannot think properly for a while..
When I read about how Larry Ellison built up Oracle into a powerhouse, It tends to stupefy me, and find it hard to understand how he did it.
