BEWILDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does bewilder mean?
• BEWILDER (verb)
The verb BEWILDER has 2 senses:
1. be a mystery or bewildering to
2. cause to be confused emotionally
Familiarity information: BEWILDER used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BEWILDER (verb)
Meaning:
Be a mystery or bewildering to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
perplex; mystify; puzzle; flummox; dumbfound; bewilder; baffle; nonplus; stupefy; amaze; gravel; vex; pose; stick; beat; get
Context examples:
This beats me! / Got me--I don't know the answer! / a vexing problem / This question really stuck me
Hypernyms (to "bewilder" is one way to...):
bedevil; befuddle; confound; confuse; discombobulate; fox; fuddle; throw (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bewilder"):
mix up; stump (cause to be perplexed or confounded)
riddle (set a difficult problem or riddle)
elude; escape (be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will bewilder him
The good news will bewilder her
The performance is likely to bewilder Sue
Meaning:
Cause to be confused emotionally
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
bemuse; discombobulate; bewilder; throw
Hypernyms (to "bewilder" is one way to...):
discomfit; discompose; disconcert; untune; upset (cause to lose one's composure)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will bewilder him
The good news will bewilder her
The performance is likely to bewilder Sue
