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bewilder

be·wil·der [ bi wíldər ] (past and past participle be·wil·dered, present participle be·wil·der·ing, 3rd person present singular be·wil·ders)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
confuse somebody: to confuse or puzzle somebody completely

[Late 17th century. <be1 + archaic wilder, origin ?]

be·wil·dered adjective
be·wil·der·ment noun
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