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- Dictionarybewilder/bɪˈwɪldə/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused: "she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood"
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BEWILDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of bewilder in English. bewilder. verb [ T ] uk / bɪˈwɪl.də r/ us / bɪˈwɪl.dɚ / Add to word list. to confuse someone: The instructions completely bewildered me. Synonyms. bemuse. flummox informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. addle. baffle. bedazzle.
The meaning of BEWILDER is to cause to lose one's bearings. How to use bewilder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bewilder.
To bewilder is to amaze, baffle, dumbfound, flummox, perplex, or stupefy. When you bewilder people, you confuse them. Bewilder is a fun-sounding word for confusion-causing. A complicated math problem will bewilder many students. A magician's tricks should bewilder the audience.
Synonyms for BEWILDER: perplex, confuse, baffle, puzzle, befuddle, mystify, bemuse, embarrass; Antonyms of BEWILDER: assure, satisfy, inform, reassure, enlighten.
Bewilder definition: to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex. See examples of BEWILDER used in a sentence.
1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied. See Synonyms at perplex. 2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient: "The whirling snow bewildered him" (May Kellogg Sullivan). be·wil′dered·ly adv. be·wil′der·ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
BEWILDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of bewilder in English. bewilder. verb [ T ] us / bɪˈwɪl.dɚ / uk / bɪˈwɪl.də r/ Add to word list. to confuse someone: The instructions completely bewildered me. Synonyms. bemuse. flummox informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. addle. baffle.
