incomprehensible -
Impossible or extremely difficult to understand
Albert Camus' novel The Stranger is about a man's incomprehensible murder of a stranger seemingly for no reason.
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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.
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convoluted -
An explanation that is presented in a very complicated and difficult way.
The teacher's convoluted answer to the question showed either that he didn't understand the subject, or that he didn't know how to explain things clearly.
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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.
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vertigo -
A feeling of being off-balance, dizzy, and spinning.
When grandma got off the merry-go-round, she had a bad case of vertigo and had to sit on a bench for a half hour.
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shellshocked -
Being confused and disorientd because of a sudden alarming and frightening experience.
When he found out that he had lost 90% of his money when the stock he had invested in had crashed, he was shellshocked.
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perplexing -
Confusing and difficult to understand
Scientists find it perplexing how life's incredible complexity came out Earth's hot water all by itself.
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mirage -
An image that exists only in the mind and is not real.
When the new leader says he's for democracy, the world is hoping that it isn't a mirage.
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predicament -
A state of uncertainty or hardship, often with a situation that involves a problem.
He found himself in a predicament when his car broke down in the middle of nowhere without any cellphone service.
