Bewildered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bəˈwɪldɚd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bewildered is an adjective meaning Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
Meaning
Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of bewilder
Example Sentences
He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.
This shows their superiority over opium – cold, selfish, unsociable, mad, bewildered, soul-destroying opium.
The Ways of Heav’n are dark and intricate, Puzzled in Mazes, and perplext with Errors; Our Underſtanding traces ’em in vain, Loſt and bewilder’d in the fruitleſs Search; […]
The prime object in his view is the gratification of his relish for strong drink, united with that bewildered elevation of spirits, which he feels in the hour of intoxication.
Synonyms for bewildered
Depending on context, synonyms include confounded, perplexed, bemused, baffled, befuddled, lost.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include confused, befuddled, perplexed, baffled, confounded, bemused.
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