bewilder
To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choicesTo confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
» He was bewildered.
Він був збентежений.
Meaning
1 sensesTo confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
All the different possible options may bewilder us.
Don’t push me into that maze and bewilder me.
verwirren, durcheinanderbringen
смуща́тьsmuščátʹ, ста́вить в тупикstávitʹ v tupik, сбива́ть с толкуsbivátʹ s tolku
- cause to be confused emotionally
- be a mystery or bewildering to
Examples
50 sentencesHe was bewildered.
Він був збентежений.
Tom said that I looked bewildered.
Tom was bewildered by the change.
Tom looked a little bewildered.
Tom said I looked bewildered.
Translations
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Origin
From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) + wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”)From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) + wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”).
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Forms
bewilders, bewildering, bewildered, bewildered| Base form | bewilder · to bewilder |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bewilders |
| Present participle | bewildering |
| Past simple | bewildered |
| Past participle | bewildered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
51 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle