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- [bih-wil-der-ing]
- /bɪˈwɪl dər ɪŋ/
- /bɪˈwɪl.dər.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-wil-der-ing]
- /bɪˈwɪl dər ɪŋ/
Definitions of bewildering word
- adjective bewildering A bewildering thing or situation is very confusing and difficult to understand or to make a decision about. 3
- adjective bewildering causing utter confusion; puzzling 3
- adjective bewildering extremely confusing: a bewildering schedule of events. 1
- verb with object bewildering to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me. 1
- adjective bewildering confusing 1
- noun bewildering bewilderment. 0
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Origin of bewildering
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; bewilder + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Bewildering
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bewildering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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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adj bewildering
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- baffling — impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
- confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- daedalean — an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
- demagogic — If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
adjective bewildering
- amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- casuistical — Casuistic.
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- disconcerting — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
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