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bewilderment
[
bih-
wil
-der-m
uh
nt
]
Origin
be·wil·der·ment
/
bɪˈwɪl
dər
mənt
/
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[
bih-
wil
-der-m
uh
nt
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
bewildered
state.
2.
a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions:
a bewilderment of smoke, noise, and pushing people.
Origin:
1810–20;
bewilder
+
-ment
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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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
bewilderment
1820, "condition of being bewildered," from
bewilder
+
-ment
; meaning "thing or situation which bewilders" is from 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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