bewilder

Meaning

To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.

Synonyms

perplex

confuse

puzzle

confound

bemuse

amaze

baffle

mystify

distract

throw

muddle

embarrass

astonish

trouble

discombobulate

flummox

nonplus

stupefy

surprise

stagger

stun

beat

get

befuddle

dumbfound

distress

disturb

abash

excite

throw off

daze

discomfit

buffalo

vex

shock

⚡

disarrange

gravel

pose

worry

disorient

astound

obscure

stick

shake up

shake

floor

ruffle

mislead

dizzy

💫

startle

stimulate

stir

stir up

stump

twist

unsettle

wander

web

wilder

wonder

be all eyes

be stunned

cause confusion

look with fixed eyes

stare dumbfounded

bemist

bepuzzle

cause to dread

astony

stonish

addle

agitate

amuse

arouse

be amazed

bedevil

befog

blur

bother

churn

complicate

confused

😕

crazy about

dazzle

delude

disarray

discompose

disconcert

dismay

disquiet

disrupt

divert

embroil

enmesh

entangle

enthusiast

fan

fascinate

flabbergast

fluster

frighten

fuddle

incite

jumble

knock out

lead astray

lost

mad

marvel

maze

mix up

obfuscate

perturb

pleach

ravel

ravish

riddle

roil

Hyphenated as

be‧wild‧er

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) + wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”).