About The Word Bewilder
Learn about the word Bewilder to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Bewilder definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Bewilder
Bewilder Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of Bewilder?
[v] be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"
[v] cause to be confused emotionally Synonyms | Synonyms for Bewilder: amaze | baffle | beat | bemuse | discombobulate | dumbfound | flummox | get | gravel | mystify | nonplus | perplex | pose | puzzle | stupefy | throw | vex Related Terms | Find terms related to Bewilder: abash | addle | addle the wits | amaze | astonish | astound | awe | awestrike | baffle | ball up | becloud | bedaze | bedazzle | befog | befuddle | bemuse | boggle | bother | bowl down | bowl over | bug | cap | cloud | confound | confuse | daze | dazzle | discombobulate | discomfit | discompose | disconcert | dismay | disorganize | disorient | distract | disturb | dumbfound | dumbfounder | embarrass | entangle | flabbergast | flummox | flurry | fluster | flutter | fog | fuddle | fuss | maze | mist | mix up | moider | muddle | mystify | overwhelm | paralyze | perplex | perturb | petrify | pose | pother | put out | puzzle | raise hell | rattle | ruffle | stagger | startle | strike dead | strike dumb | strike with wonder | stumble | stun | stupefy | surprise | throw into confusion | unsettle | upset See Also | bedevil | befuddle | confound | confuse | discombobulate | discomfit | discompose | disconcert | elude | escape | figure out | fox | fuddle | lick | mix up | puzzle out | puzzle over | riddle | solve | stagger | stump | throw | untune | upset | work | work out Bewilder In Webster's Dictionary \Be*wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be- + wilder.]
To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain
path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or
confuse greatly.
Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. --Addison.
Syn: To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound;
mystify; embarrass; lead astray.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Benefit concert ‐ a concert given for the benefit of some…
- Portugal ‐ a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese…
- Myrmecophytic ‐ (botany) of or relating to…
- Tract ‐ a bundle of nerve fibers following a path through the brain [n]…
- Arthur koestler ‐ British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the…
- Handily ‐ with no difficulty; "she beat him handily" [adv] in a convenient…
- Samuel beckett ‐ a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France;…
- Genus holbrookia ‐ earless lizards
- Mulishly ‐ in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in…
- Pan troglodytes ‐ intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial…