bewilder

Definitions


[bɪˈwɪldə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused
(e.g: she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete wilder ‘lead or go astray’, of unknown origin




definition by Oxford Dictionaries