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Added 9 October 2026

bewildered

/bəˈwɪldɚd/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bewildered at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.

verb

simple past and past participle of bewilder

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