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bewildered

  • /bəˈwɪldɚd/ US
  • /bəˈwɪldəd/ UK

adjective more bewildered · most bewildered

  1. Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain. He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.

    Similar: confounded

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of bewilder

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Closest in meaning: confused, befuddled, perplexed, baffled, confounded, bemused, mixed-up, mazed, lost, at sea, puzzled, mystified, stumped, shocked, appalled, horrified

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@misc{bewildered_2026,
  title = {bewildered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bewildered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}