bewilder

[ bih-wil-der ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me.

Origin of bewilder

1
First recorded in 1675–85; be- + wilder1

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bewilder

/ (bɪˈwɪldə) /


verb(tr)
  1. to confuse utterly; puzzle

  2. archaic to cause to become lost

Origin of bewilder

1
C17: see be-, wilder

Derived forms of bewilder

  • bewilderment, noun

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