English Explanatory Dictionary

bewildering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
  1. gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of bewilder

Pronunciation

/bɪˈwɪldəɹɪŋ/ /bɪˈwɪldɹɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bewildering.wav

Word forms

bewildering more bewildering most bewildering bewilderings

Etymology

From bewilder (“to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices”) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like words from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; and forming the present participles of verbs).

Synonyms

dizzying head-scratching mind-boggling puzzlesome baffling bemusing befuddling bewildering cattywampus clear as mud confounding confusing confuzzling complicated disordered flabbergasting incomprehensible inexplicable insensible jumbled mystifying nonplussing perplexing puzzling unintelligible uninterpretable vague

Antonyms

unbewildering

Related words

bewilder bewilderment

Derived words

bewilderingly bewilderingness unbewildering
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