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Adjective bewildered has 1 sense
- baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
Antonym: unperplexed (indirect, via perplexed)
Verb bewilder has 2 senses
- perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
--1 is one way to confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
Sample sentences:
The bad news will bewilder him
The good news will bewilder her
The performance is likely to bewilder Sue
- bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw - cause to be confused emotionally
--2 is one way to upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Sample sentences:
The bad news will bewilder him
The good news will bewilder her
The performance is likely to bewilder Sue
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