bewilder
to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me.
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How to use bewilder in a sentence
Near the beginning of the book, Kennedy is shocked and bewildered when a civil rights activist says he would not willingly defend his country in wartime.
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Sam held very still, eyes wide, bewildered by the focused attention.
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Sometimes he roars like a tyrant, but there are also moments when he’s as plaintive and weak as a kitten, bewildered by a world, and by people, he no longer recognizes.
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A purse can impress and intimidate, bewilder, berate, or amuse.
Few things bewilder the uncultured masses more than picking a decent bottle of wine.
He manifests himself to mankind only to stupefy their judgment and bewilder the reason he has bestowed on them.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachOch, and the girls whose poor hearts you deracinate, Whirl and bewilder and flutter and fascinate!
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousGive me one day, and I'll give you a list of subjects that would bewilder you!
My New Curate | P.A. SheehanThe question of how many cards to leave is one which seems to bewilder most people.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainAdieu, Wilhelm: I will not further bewilder myself with this subject.
The Sorrows of Young Werther | J.W. von Goethe
British Dictionary definitions for bewilder
/ (bɪˈwɪldə) /
to confuse utterly; puzzle
archaic to cause to become lost
Origin of bewilder
1Derived forms of bewilder
- bewilderment, noun
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