Verb: bewilder bi'wil-du(r)
- Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
"These questions bewilder even the experts";
- confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
- Confuse or disorient completely
"This play will delight and bewilder you with its nimble humour";
- bemuse, discombobulate [informal], throw
Derived forms: bewildered, bewildering, bewilders
Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, impact, untune [rare], upset