English verb: bewilder | |||
1. | bewilder (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
Samples | This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. A vexing problem. This question really stuck me. | ||
Examples | The bad news will bewilder him, The good news will bewilder her, The performance is likely to bewilder Sue | ||
Synonyms | amaze, baffle, beat, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
2. | bewilder (emotion) cause to be confused emotionally | ||
Examples | The bad news will bewilder him, The good news will bewilder her, The performance is likely to bewilder Sue | ||
Synonyms | bemuse, discombobulate, throw | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset | ||