bə̇ˈwildə(r), bē- verb
( bewildered ; bewildered ; bewildering -d(ə)riŋ ; bewilders )
Etymology: be- + wilder
transitive verb
1. : to cause to lose one's bearings : perplex or confuse by revealing no clear or right path to follow
bewildered by the maze of streets in the town
2. : to perplex, confuse, or lead mentally astray especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations
so many questions bewilder him
events which have caused bewildered and angry anxiety — Thomas Cadett
intransitive verb
: confuse
the bewildering expansion of science during the last century — C.H.Grandgent
a complexity of logic that bewilders and confuses
Synonyms: see puzzle