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bewilder

[bih-wil-der]

verb (used with object)

  1. to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex.

    These shifting attitudes bewilder me.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,


bewilder

/ ɪˈɪə /

verb

  1. to confuse utterly; puzzle

  2. archaicto cause to become lost

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈɾˌԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bewilder1

First recorded in 1675–85; be- + wilder 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bewilder1

C17: see be- , wilder
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The usually composed Willie le Roux's bewildering chip in his own 22 did not cost his side at the time, but summed up their inefficiencies.

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Fleischacker was just as bewildered — but when she woke from the exam, her doctor said nothing except to come back next year.

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“Profiting off the memecoin is just the latest in a bewildering gamut of schemes in which you and your family have profited after your return to office,” Raskin wrote.

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Everybody involved finds solace and common ground in the song’s howling vocals and bewildered lyrics.

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The proposals have also been criticised by Tory peer Baroness Newlove of Warrington, the victims' commissioner for England and Wales, who said they would leave victims feeling "unnerved and bewildered".

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