bewildering
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bewildering
- /bɪˈwɪldəɹɪŋ/ US, UK
- /bɪˈwɪldɹɪŋ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From bewilder (“to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices”) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like words from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; and forming the present participles of verbs).
adjective more bewildering · most bewildering
- Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available. There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room.
noun bewilderings
- gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.bewilder Can this be the Bird, to man so good, / Our consecrated Robin! / That, after their bewildering, / Did cover with leaves the little children, / So painfully in the wood?
verb
- present participle and gerund of bewilder
