bewildered
Syllables: be·wil·dered/bəˈwɪldəd//bəˈwɪldɚd/
bewildered adjective: baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain. Also the simple past and past participle of bewilder.
Adjective
bewildered (comparative more bewildered, superlative most bewildered)
- Baffled, 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
- Synonyms:
- confounded
Also used as
bewildered is also the simple past and past participle of bewilder.
bewildered meaning in Hindi, Kannada, Sanskrit and Tagalog
bewildered in Hindi
- confused
- व्यग्र vyagra, भ्रमित bhramit
bewildered in Kannada
- ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆಗೊಂಡ
bewildered in Sanskrit
- confused
- मुग्ध mugdha
bewildered in Tagalog
- confused
- lingming, nalingming
More languagesFewer languages
- bewildered in Thai
- งุนงงอย่างที่สุด
Examples of bewildered in a sentence
- This shows their superiority over opium – cold, selfish, unsociable, mad, bewildered, soul-destroying opium.1825 January - December, Obadiah Lapstone, “Views of Life”, in The Newcastle Magazine, volume 4, page 452:
- The prime object in his view is the gratification of his relish for strong drink, united with that bewildered elevation of spirits, which he feels in the hour of intoxication.1836, Timothy Dwight, Sereno Edwards Dwight, Theology: Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons - Volume 3, page 3:
Synonyms of bewildered
Forms of bewildered
| comparative | more bewildered |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bewildered |
Words formed from bewildered
Questions about bewildered
- What does bewildered mean?
- Bewildered means baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
- What is bewildered in Hindi?
- Bewildered in Hindi is व्यग्र (vyagra), भ्रमित (bhramit). See Bewildered meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use bewildered in a sentence?
- This shows their superiority over opium – cold, selfish, unsociable, mad, bewildered, soul-destroying opium.
- What part of speech is bewildered?
- Bewildered is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce bewildered?
- Bewildered is pronounced /bəˈwɪldɚd/ (US).
Words near bewildered in the dictionary
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