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be·wil·der
 bewilder
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- pronunciation:
- b
wIl
dr
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bewilders, bewildering, bewildered |
| definition: |
to confuse or befuddle, esp. with too many or conflicting alternatives.
The variety of products may bewilder the supermarket shopper.
- synonyms:
- baffle, bamboozle, befuddle, buffalo, confound, confuse, mystify, perplex
- similar words:
- addle, becloud, befog, bemuse, daze, discombobulate, disconcert, dizzy, evade, fog, muddle, nonplus, obfuscate, puzzle, stump, stupefy
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| related words: |
astonish, astound, beat, bedazzle, disorder, dumbfound, fluster, frustrate, involve, mystify, pose, stick, trouble, vex |
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| derivations: |
bewilderingly (adv.), bewilderment (n.) |
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