bewilder
Syllables: be·wild·er/bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/US/bɪˈwɪldɚ/
bewilder verb: to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
Verb
bewilder (third-person singular simple present bewilders, present participle bewildering, simple past and past participle bewildered)
- To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- All the different possible options may bewilder us.
- Don’t push me into that maze and bewilder me.
bewilder meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
bewilder in Tamil
- குழப்பு, தடுமாறச் செய், மனத்தைக் கலக்கு, மனம் குழம்பச் செய், அருட்டு, மலக்கு
bewilder in Urdu
- بھٹکانا, گھبرانا
bewilder in Bengali
- বিভ্রান্ত করা, হতবুদ্ধি করা, কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় করা
bewilder in Malayalam
- അന്ധാളിക്കുക, അമ്പരന്ന് പോകുക
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- bewilder in Kannada
- ತಬ್ಬರಿಸು, ಮೆಳ್ಪಡು, ಬಗೆಗೆಡು, ಗೊಂದಲಗೊಳಿಸು
- bewilder in Arabic
- يُربك, يُحيّر
Examples of bewilder in a sentence
- [P]ause therefore, now, and solemnly determine that you will never again degrade your being, by bewildering your brain with strong liquor.1821, Plain Directions on Domestic Economy, Showing Particularly What are the Cheapest, and Most Nourishing Articles of Food and Drink, and...
- Thou bewilderest my mind by thy ambiguous words.1874, Hurrychund Chintamon, chapter 3, in A Commentary on the Text of the Bhagavad-Gítá; or, The Discourse between Krishna and Arjuna on...
- "Stop!" faltered Dorian Gray, "stop! you bewilder me.1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter II, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC, page 28:
- It was remarkable that Tunisia reached half-time on level terms as they were often bewildered by England's pace and movement before being spared by their generosity in front of goal.2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2019:
Synonyms of bewilder
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Forms of bewilder
| third-person singular present | bewilders |
|---|---|
| present participle | bewildering |
| past participle | bewildered |
| past | bewildered |
Origin of bewilder
From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) + wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”).
Words formed from bewilder
Words that rhyme with bewilder
Questions about bewilder
- What does bewilder mean?
- Bewilder means to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- What is bewilder in Tamil?
- Bewilder in Tamil is குழப்பு, தடுமாறச் செய், மனத்தைக் கலக்கு. See Bewilder meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use bewilder in a sentence?
- [P]ause therefore, now, and solemnly determine that you will never again degrade your being, by bewildering your brain with strong liquor.
- What part of speech is bewilder?
- Bewilder is a verb.
- How do you pronounce bewilder?
- Bewilder is pronounced /bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of bewilder?
- The past tense of bewilder is bewildered.
Words near bewilder in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bewilder (page history and authors); bewilder (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bewilder (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bewilder (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bewilder (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bewilder (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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