Stumped

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

(informal) Perplexed, confused..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) Perplexed, confused.
2. (cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease.
3. (slang, archaic) Done for; bankrupt or ruined.
4. simple past and past participle of stump

Example Sentences

I'm stumped by this question.

So if women don’t come on flirty or maternal, she thinks, some men get stumped.

"Why, Walsher," said Mr. Stubber, "how many times a day do you rub your face with a brass candlestick? Why, I lent you a pony when you were stumped, and you carried off a cool hundred."

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• more stumped
• most stumped

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