bewilder

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ wilder

Verb

bewilder (third-person singular simple present bewilders, present participle bewildering, simple past and past participle bewildered)

1. (transitive) To confuse, puzzle or befuddle someone, especially with many different things.

   All the different possible options may bewilder us.

2. (transitive) To disorientate someone.

   Don't push me into that maze and bewilder me.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:confuse

Derived terms

Terms derived from bewilder

bewilderedly bewilderedness

bewilderer bewilderment

Translations

confuse

Arabic: يُربك Bulgarian: смущавам (bg), озадачавам (bg) Croatian: zbúniti (hr), smȅsti (hr) Czech: zmást (cs) Finnish: hämmentää (fi) French: déconcerter (fr), dérouter (fr), abasourdir (fr)

German: verwirren, durcheinanderbringen Portuguese: confundir (pt) Romanian: a dezorienta Russian: смущать, ставить в тупик, сбивать с толку, приводить в замешательство Spanish: desconcertar

disorientate

Arabic: يُحيّر Bulgarian: обърквам (bg) Croatian: dezorijentírati (hr) Czech: dezorientovat (cs)

Finnish: eksyttää (fi), harhauttaa (fi) French: déconcerter, dérouter, abasourdir German: verwirren, durcheinanderbringen Portuguese: desorientar (pt), desconcertar (pt)

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Interlingua: disconcertar, confunder Spanish: desconcertar, confundir

External links

• bewilder in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• bewilder in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911