bewilder

CEFRC1

/bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    be a mystery or bewildering to.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.

Examples

  • Dialects of English spoken in one country often bewilder speakers of English from another.

  • Tom's paintings were so chaotic and abstract that they tended to bewilder viewers.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

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More examples

In context

  • All the different possible options may bewilder us.

  • Don’t push me into that maze and bewilder me.

  • Thou, Kind Redeemer, toucht to ſee / So ſad a Sight, ſuch moving Miſery, / Didſt ſoon determine to diſpel / Theſe Shades of Death, and Gloom of Hell: / And ſo to reviſit with Thy Heav'nly Light / Loſt Man, bewilder'd in Infernal Night.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) + wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”).