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—bewilderingly, adv./bi wil"deuhr ing/, adj.extremely confusing: a bewildering schedule of events.[1785-95; BEWILDER + -ING2]
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Bewildering — Be*wil der*ing, a. Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; as, bewildering difficulties. {Be*wil der*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bewildering — index complex, enigmatic, equivocal, labyrinthine, opaque Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bewildering — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ find sth ▪ I found the experience quite bewildering. ADVERB ▪ very ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bewildering — adj. bewildering to + inf. (it was bewildering to contemplate all the possibilities) * * * bewildering to + inf. (it was bewildering to contemplate all the possibilities) … Combinatory dictionary
bewildering — be|wil|der|ing [ bı wıldərıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a bewildering situation is confusing and difficult to understand: Her first day at work was extremely bewildering. 2. ) a bewildering range or set of things is very large and offers too many choices:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bewildering — UK [bɪˈwɪld(ə)rɪŋ] / US [bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ] adjective 1) a bewildering situation is confusing and difficult to understand Her first day at work was extremely bewildering. 2) a bewildering range or set of things is very large and offers too many choices … English dictionary
bewildering — [[t]bɪwɪ̱ldərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED A bewildering thing or situation is very confusing and difficult to understand or to make a decision about. A glance along his bookshelves reveals a bewildering array of interests... The choice of excursions was… … English dictionary
bewildering — be|wil|der|ing [bıˈwıldərıŋ] adj confusing, especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time a bewildering variety/array/range ▪ a bewildering variety of choices >bewilderingly adv ▪ The details are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bewildering — Bewilder Be*wil der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be + wilder.] To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bewildering — adjective Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available. There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room … Wiktionary
