expression, ichidan verb
be baffled; be confused; be bewitched by a fox
Idiomatic expression describing a state of being utterly confused or dumbfounded, as if tricked by a fox. Often used when one cannot understand what is happening or feels something is inexplicable.
突然の出来事に、狐につままれたような気分だった。
I felt as if I had been bewitched by a fox at the sudden event.
Even after hearing his explanation, I'm still completely baffled.