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Webster 1913 Edition


Bewildered

Be-wil′dered

,
Adj.
Greatly perplexed;
as, a
bewildered
mind
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bewildered

BEWIL'DERED

,
pp.
Lost in mazes; perplexed with disorder, confusion, or intricacy.

Definition 2024


bewildered

bewildered

English

Adjective

bewildered (comparative more bewildered, superlative most bewildered)

  1. Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.
    He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.
    • 2015 March 12, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea out of Champions League after Thiago Silva sends 10-man PSG through on away goals”, in The Guardian (London):
      It was a stodgy, weary display from Mourinho’s team with only sporadic moments when they threatened Salvatore Sirigu’s goal and their manager seemed bewildered afterwards when he tried to explain what had gone wrong.

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Verb

bewildered

  1. simple past tense and past participle of bewilder