Bewildered

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bewilder \Be*wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be- + wilder.]
     To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain
     path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or
     confuse greatly.
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           Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. --Addison.
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     Syn: To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound;
          mystify; embarrass; lead astray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bewildered \Be*wil"dered\, a.
     Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bewildered
       adj : 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" [syn: {baffled},
             {befuddled}, {bemused}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost},
              {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewildered":
     abashed, abroad, adrift, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed,
     astonished, astounded, astray, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand,
     at a standstill, at an impasse, at gaze, at sea, awed, awestruck,
     baffled, beguiled, bewitched, bothered, breathless, captivated,
     clueless, confounded, confused, discomposed, disconcerted,
     dismayed, disoriented, distracted, distraught, disturbed,
     dumbfounded, dumbstruck, embarrassed, enchanted, enraptured,
     enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted,
     gaping, gauping, gazing, guessing, hypnotized, in a fix, in a maze,
     in a pickle, in a scrape, in a stew, in awe, in awe of, lost,
     lost in wonder, marveling, mazed, mesmerized, mystified,
     nonplussed, off the track, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed,
     perplexed, perturbed, popeyed, put-out, puzzled, rapt in wonder,
     spellbound, staggered, staring, stuck, stumped, stupefied,
     surprised, thunderstruck, turned around, under a charm, upset,
     wide-eyed, without a clue, wonder-struck, wondering