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How to pronounce bewilder in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms amaze, baffle, beat, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
Type of befuddle, bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, throw, fuddle, fox
Has types escape, elude, mix up, riddle, stump
Derivation bewilderment
Type Words
Synonyms bemuse, discombobulate, throw
Type of untune, upset, disconcert, discompose, discomfit

Examples of bewilder

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Here, especially in the epilogue, they bewilder more than they suggest.
From the boston.com
It's also a reminder that freedom can bewilder, that a life unbarred still has constraints.
From the newsobserver.com
He finds himself in a wilderness where everything seems designed to bewilder and outrage him.
From the boston.com
Even within departments, labyrinthine layouts bewilder the visitor.
From the bloomberg.com
Sometimes his spasmodic working habits bewilder his subordinates.
From the time.com
The lack of recognition for Andy Serkis continues to bewilder me.
From the guardian.co.uk
It might impress you, it might bewilder or aggravate you.
From the odt.co.nz
In a remix culture, decade-driven history can bewilder.
From the stltoday.com
Stimulate and bewilder us, frustrate and entertain us.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • Perplex: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
  • Cause to be confused emotionally
  • (Bewilderness) Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey 13 January 1964, Bath, Somerset) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books.
  • To confuse, puzzle or befuddle someone, especially with many different things; To disorientate someone
  • (bewildering) Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available
  • To baffle or confuse through something puzzling or unexplained.
  • CAUSE PERPLEXED, that is, (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5] + [1], PO away, FO up, strikes the forehead with the back of the hand and then the finger curls like a question mark. ...