Bewilder
81flummox — /ˈflʌməks / (say flumuhks) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to bewilder; confuse. –verb (i) 2. to become bewildered or unsure of what to do. {compare Northern British dialect flummock bewilder} …
82mystify — /ˈmɪstəfaɪ / (say mistuhfuy) verb (t) (mystified, mystifying) 1. to impose upon (someone) by playing upon their credulity; bewilder purposely. 2. to involve (a subject, etc.) in mystery or obscurity. 3. to confuse or bewilder. {French mystifier,… …
83tu̯er-1 : tur- and tu̯r̥- — tu̯er 1 : tur and tu̯r̥ English meaning: to turn, whirl Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, quirlen, wirbeln”, also von lebhafter Bewegung ũberhaupt Note: from which partly tru Material: A. O.Ind. tváratē, turáti “ hurries “, tū… …
84wild — [OE] Wild is a general Germanic word, shared by German and Dutch (wild) and Swedish and Danish (vild). All go back to a prehistoric ancestor *wilthijaz, which in turn was probably descended from Indo European *ghwelt (source of Welsh gwyllt… …
85mystification — noun 1. confusion resulting from failure to understand • Syn: ↑bewilderment, ↑obfuscation, ↑puzzlement, ↑befuddlement, ↑bafflement, ↑bemusement • Derivationally related forms: ↑bemu …
86raz|zle-daz|zle — «RAZ uhl DAZ uhl», noun, adjective, verb, zled, zling. –n. 1. U.S. Slang. dazzling glitter, excitement, or the like, such as to cause bewilderment: »The store sells anything from diapers to tombstones…with a sales formula combining low prices and …
87Amuse — A*muse ([.a]*m[=u]z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amused} ([.a]*m[=u]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amusing}.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, [ a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See {Muse}, v.] 1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep… …
88Amused — Amuse A*muse ([.a]*m[=u]z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amused} ([.a]*m[=u]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amusing}.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, [ a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See {Muse}, v.] 1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in… …
89Amusing — Amuse A*muse ([.a]*m[=u]z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amused} ([.a]*m[=u]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amusing}.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, [ a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See {Muse}, v.] 1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in… …
90Astonied — Astony As*ton y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonying}. See {Astone}.] To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that… …
