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bewilder
What does bewilder mean?
bewilder (verb): cause to be confused emotionally.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce bewilder?
/bɪˈwɪldɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bewilder come from?
From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) + wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “bewilder” mean?
to criticize harshly; to reprove
Not quite: that's what rebuke means.
to celebrate (a person or event)
Not quite: that's what fete means.
cause to be confused emotionally
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to examine or consider with care
Not quite: that's what peruse means.
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