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VERB (2)

1. be a mystery or bewildering to;
- Example: "This beats me!"
- Example: "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
- Example: "a vexing problem"
- Example: "This question really stuck me"
[syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]

2. cause to be confused emotionally;
[syn: bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bewilder \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 lack of a plain
   path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or
   confuse greatly.
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         Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. --Addison.
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   Syn: To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound;
        mystify; embarrass; lead astray.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bewilder
    v 1: 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" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
         get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose,
         bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel,
         amaze, dumbfound]
    2: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: bewilder, bemuse,
       discombobulate, throw]