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   bewilder

   /bɪˈwɪldə/

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused: "she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete wilder ‘lead or go astray’, of unknown origin.

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   What does bewilder mean?

   • To bewilder is to amaze, baffle, dumbfound, flummox, perplex, or stupefy. When you bewilder people, you confuse them. Bewilder is a fun-sounding word for confusion-causing. A complicated math problem will bewilder many students. A magician's tricks should bewilder the audience. Mystery stories should be a little bewildering, at least until the end.

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   How does the verb bewilder differ from other similar words?

   • Some common synonyms of bewilder are confound, distract, dumbfound, nonplus, perplex, and puzzle. While all these words mean "to baffle and disturb mentally," bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking.

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   What is the difference between a puzzle and a bewilder?

   • puzzle, perplex, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking.

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   What is the difference between dumbfound and bewilder?

   • While the synonyms dumbfound and bewilder are close in meaning, dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound. When is it sensible to use nonplus instead of bewilder?

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   The meaning of BEWILDER is to cause to lose one's bearings. How to use bewilder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bewilder.

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   verb [ T ] uk / bɪˈwɪl.də r/ us / bɪˈwɪl.dɚ / Add to word list. to confuse someone: The instructions completely bewildered me. Synonyms. bemuse. flummox informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. addle. baffle. bedazzle. befuddle. bemuse. cloud. discombobulate. disorientate. do someone's head in idiom. flummox. fox.

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   Bewilder definition: to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex. See examples of BEWILDER used in a sentence.

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   BEWILDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of bewilder in English. bewilder. verb [ T ] us / bɪˈwɪl.dɚ / uk / bɪˈwɪl.də r/ Add to word list. to confuse someone: The instructions completely bewildered me. Synonyms. bemuse. flummox informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. addle. baffle.

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   To bewilder is to amaze, baffle, dumbfound, flummox, perplex, or stupefy. When you bewilder people, you confuse them. Bewilder is a fun-sounding word for confusion-causing. A complicated math problem will bewilder many students. A magician's tricks should bewilder the audience.

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   Synonyms for BEWILDER: perplex, confuse, baffle, puzzle, befuddle, mystify, bemuse, embarrass; Antonyms of BEWILDER: assure, satisfy, inform, reassure, enlighten.

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   bewilder. (bɪwɪldəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense bewilders , present participle bewildering , past tense, past participle bewildered. verb. If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it. The silence from Alex had hurt and bewildered her.