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be·wil·der
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bɪˈwɪl
dər
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verb (used with object)
to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex:
These shifting attitudes bewilder me.
Origin:
1675–85;
be-
+
wilder
(v.)
Synonyms
mystify, nonplus, confuse, daze, confound, stagger, muddle.
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bewilder
(bɪˈwɪldə)
—
vb
1.
to confuse utterly; puzzle
2.
archaic
to cause to become lost
[C17: see
be-
,
wilder
]
bewilderment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
bewilder
1680s, from be- "thoroughly" + archaic wilder "lead astray, lure into the wilds," probably a back-formation of
wilderness
. An earlier word with the same sense was bewhape (early 14c.). Related: Bewildering.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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