1
[ verb ] be a mystery or bewildering to

Synonyms

puzzle amaze mystify baffle stupefy nonplus stick stupify get gravel dumbfound trounce pose flummox beat vex perplex

Examples

"This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me"

Used in print

(Frank Murphy, "New Southern Fiction: Urban or Ag...)

It bewilders and befuddles him .

Related terms

confuse stagger elude riddle stump solve puzzle_over mystery bewilderment mystification mystification stupefaction puzzle

2
[ verb ] cause to be confused emotionally

Synonyms

throw discombobulate bemuse

Related terms

upset confusion

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Rhymes with

builder gilder guilder shipbuilder welder homebuilder wilder fielder beholder elder infielder balder boulder bolder centerfielder alder outfielder older policyholder holder folder calder moulder shoulder molder freeholder smolder shareholder officeholder householder stakeholder stockholder bondholder landholder

Phonetic and Homophones

B IH0 W IH1 L D ER0

Similar Spelling

bewildered bewildering beholder Bilder

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