bewildered Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
    mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me
  2. verb cause to be confused emotionally
    bemuse; throw; bewilder; discombobulate.
  3. adjective satellite perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
    baffled; bemused; lost; confounded; confused; befuddled; at sea; mazed; mixed-up.
    • obviously bemused by his questions
    • bewildered and confused
    • a cloudy and confounded philosopher
    • just a mixed-up kid
    • she felt lost on the first day of school

WordNet


Be*wil"dered adjective
Definitions
  1. Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.

Webster 1913