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bewildered

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be·wil·der  (b-wldr)
tr.v. be·wil·dered, be·wil·der·ing, be·wil·ders
1. To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. See Synonyms at puzzle.
2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient: The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.

be·wildered·ly adv.
be·wildered·ness n.
be·wilder·ing·ly adv.
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Adj.1.bewilderedbewildered - 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"
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

bewildered
adjective confused, surprised, stunned, puzzled, uncertain, startled, baffled, at sea, awed, muddled, dizzy, dazed, perplexed, disconcerted, at a loss, mystified, taken aback, speechless, giddy, disorientated, bamboozled (informal) nonplussed, flummoxed, at sixes and sevens, thrown off balance, discombobulated (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad.
Translations
bewildered [bɪˈwɪldəd] adjaturdido, perplejo
bewildered [bɪˈwɪldəd] adjdérouté(e)ahuri(e)
bewildered [bɪˈwɪldəd] adjverwirrt
bewildered [bɪˈwɪldəd] adjsconcertato/a, confuso/a


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I am bewildered in my endeavours to form some rational conjecture of what Mrs.
I found her holding Sylvie's hand, and with her other hand stroking Bruno's hair in a most tender and motherly fashion: both children were looking bewildered and half-frightened.
Her quick mind and changing moods bewildered him, while her outlook on life was so different from what he conceived a woman's outlook should be, that he was more often than not at sixes and sevens with her.
 
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