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[syn: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bewildered \Be*wil"dered\, a.
Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bewildered
adj 1: 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" [syn: baffled,
befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewildered":
abashed, abroad, adrift, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed,
astonished, astounded, astray, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand,
at a standstill, at an impasse, at gaze, at sea, awed, awestruck,
baffled, beguiled, bewitched, bothered, breathless, captivated,
clueless, confounded, confused, discomposed, disconcerted,
dismayed, disoriented, distracted, distraught, disturbed,
dumbfounded, dumbstruck, embarrassed, enchanted, enraptured,
enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted,
gaping, gauping, gazing, guessing, hypnotized, in a fix, in a maze,
in a pickle, in a scrape, in a stew, in awe, in awe of, lost,
lost in wonder, marveling, mazed, mesmerized, mystified,
nonplussed, off the track, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed,
perplexed, perturbed, popeyed, put-out, puzzled, rapt in wonder,
spellbound, staggered, staring, stuck, stumped, stupefied,
surprised, thunderstruck, turned around, under a charm, upset,
wide-eyed, without a clue, wonder-struck, wondering