Bewilder

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. See Synonyms at puzzle.
  • v. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient: The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To confuse, puzzle or befuddle someone, especially with many different things.
  • v. To disorientate someone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To confuse as to direction or situation; cause to lose the proper road or course: as, the intricacy of the streets bewildered him; to be bewildered in the woods.
  • To lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex; puzzle; confuse.
  • Synonyms To confound, confuse,mystify, nonplus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be a mystery or bewildering to
  • v. cause to be confused emotionally
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    discompose    untune    disconcert    upset    discomfit   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    puzzle    confound    entangle    mystify    lead astray    confuse    perplex    embarrass    stupefy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    builder    gilder    guilder    rebuilder   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bewitch    uninterpreted    excite    unwarned    sincerer    weariless    mo    unhelped    ele    experi