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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 | ||
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