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- [bih-wil-der]
- /bɪˈwɪl dər/
- /bɪˈwɪl.dər/
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- [bih-wil-der]
- /bɪˈwɪl dər/
Definitions of bewilder word
- verb bewilder If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it. 3
- verb bewilder to confuse utterly; puzzle 3
- verb bewilder to cause to become lost 3
- verb transitive bewilder to confuse hopelessly, as by something complicated or involved; befuddle; puzzle 3
- verb transitive bewilder to cause to be lost, as in a wilderness 3
- verb with object bewilder to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me. 1
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Origin of bewilder
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; be- + wilder1
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Parts of speech for Bewilder
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bewilder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb bewilder
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- stump — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
Antonyms for bewilder
verb bewilder
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- orient — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
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