Bewildered Meaning
/bəˈwɪldɚd/, /bəˈwɪldəd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjBaffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
"He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face."
"The Ways of Heav’n are dark and intricate,
Puzzled in Mazes, and perplext with Errors;
Our Underſtanding traces ’em in vain,
Loſt and bewilder’d in the fruitleſs Search; […]"— 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2:
verbsimple past and past participle of bewilder
Sentence Examples
He was bewildered on that day.
I had never seen him so completely bewildered as he was on that day.
I was bewildered at the sight of his strange behavior.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After hearing the conflicting instructions, the new employee looked completely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He looked completely ____ when he realized he was in the wrong city.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After hearing the conflicting instructions, the new employee looked completely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He looked completely ____ when he realized he was in the wrong city.