Bewilder

  • 11bewilder — /bi wil deuhr/, v.t. to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me. [1675 85; BE + WILDER (v.)] Syn. mystify, nonplus, confuse, daze, confound, stagger, muddle. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 12bewilder — transitive verb ( wildered; bewildering) Date: 1684 1. to cause to lose one s bearings 2. to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations Synonyms: see puzzle • bewilderedly …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13bewilder — Synonyms and related words: abash, addle, addle the wits, amaze, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, baffle, ball up, becloud, bedaze, bedazzle, befog, befuddle, bemuse, boggle, bother, bowl down, bowl over, bug, cap, cloud, confound, confuse,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14bewilder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. puzzle, confuse, perplex; daze. See doubt, wonder. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confound, upset, disconcert, puzzle; see confuse . See Synonym Study at confuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 15bewilder — be|wil|der [bıˈwıldə US ər] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: wilder to lead the wrong way, confuse (17 19 centuries), perhaps from wilderness] to confuse someone ▪ He was bewildered by his daughter s reaction …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16bewilder — be|wil|der [ bı wıldər ] verb transitive to make someone feel confused: Too much choice just bewilders you …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17bewilder — see WILD …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 18bewilder — [[t]bɪwɪ̱ldə(r)[/t]] bewilders, bewildering, bewildered VERB If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it. [V n] The silence from Alex had hurt and bewildered her. Syn: perplex …

    English dictionary

  • 19bewilder — be·wil·der || bɪ wɪldÉ™ v. confuse, puzzle, perplex, confound …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20bewilder — verb [often as adjective bewildered] perplex or confuse. Derivatives bewilderedly adverb bewildering adjective bewilderingly adverb bewilderment noun Origin C17: from be + obs. wilder le …

    English new terms dictionary