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1 bewilder be·wil·der vt
[bɪ'wɪldə(r)]sconcertare, disorientare -
2 bewilder
[bɪ'wɪldə(r)]* * *[bi'wildə](to amaze or puzzle: She was bewildered when her husband suddenly left her; bewildered by the instructions.) sconcertare* * *[bɪ'wɪldə(r)] -
3 (to) bewilder
(to) bewilder /bɪˈwɪldə(r)/v. t.confondere; sconcertare; rendere perplesso; disorientare; frastornare: My words seemed to bewilder him, le mie parole parvero sconcertarlobewildereda.confuso; sconcertato; perplesso; disorientato; frastornato; smarrito; storditobewilderinga.sconcertante; stupefacente; che lascia disorientato, smarritobewildermentn. [u]confusione; perplessità; disorientamento; smarrimento; sconcerto. -
4 (to) bewilder
(to) bewilder /bɪˈwɪldə(r)/v. t.confondere; sconcertare; rendere perplesso; disorientare; frastornare: My words seemed to bewilder him, le mie parole parvero sconcertarlobewildereda.confuso; sconcertato; perplesso; disorientato; frastornato; smarrito; storditobewilderinga.sconcertante; stupefacente; che lascia disorientato, smarritobewildermentn. [u]confusione; perplessità; disorientamento; smarrimento; sconcerto. -
5 bewildered
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6 confuse
[kən'fjuːz]1) (bewilder) confondere, disorientare [ person]2) (fail to distinguish) confondere, scambiare ( with con)3) (complicate) complicare [ argument]* * *[kən'fju:z]1) (to put in disorder: He confused the arrangements by arriving late.) scompigliare2) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) confondere3) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) confondere•- confused- confusedly
- confusion* * *[kən'fjuːz]1) (bewilder) confondere, disorientare [ person]2) (fail to distinguish) confondere, scambiare ( with con)3) (complicate) complicare [ argument] -
7 bewildering
[bɪ'wɪldərɪŋ]aggettivo sconcertante, stupefacente* * *bewildering► to bewilder* * *[bɪ'wɪldərɪŋ]aggettivo sconcertante, stupefacente -
8 bewilderment
[bɪ'wɪldəmənt]nome confusione f., sconcerto m.* * *noun sconcerto* * *bewilderment► to bewilder* * *[bɪ'wɪldəmənt]nome confusione f., sconcerto m. -
9 puzzle
I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendere perplesso, sconcertare2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) scervellarsi2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) indovinello, rompicapo•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puzzle /ˈpʌzl/n.2 [uc] confusione; incertezza; dubbio; perplessità: to be in a puzzle about st., essere in dubbio (o essere perplesso) circa qc.● puzzle-headed (o puzzle-pated), che ha le idee confuse; stordito; svampito, svanito (fam.).(to) puzzle /ˈpʌzl/A v. t.confondere; disorientare; rendere perplesso; sconcertareB v. i.2 spremersi le meningi; scervellarsi● to puzzle one's brains, scervellarsi □ to puzzle (st.) out, districare ( un imbroglio); riuscire a capire (qc. di difficile); indovinare ( una soluzione); risolvere ( un problema) □ to puzzle over st., scervellarsi su qc.; rompersi la testa per capire qc.* * *I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
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10 mystify mys·ti·fy vt
['mɪstɪˌfaɪ](bewilder) lasciare perplesso (-a), disorientareFALSE FRIEND: mystify is not translated by the Italian word mistificare -
11 stupefy
['stjuːpɪfaɪ] [AE 'stuː-]1) (astonish) stupefare2) (make torpid) intorpidire, ottundere* * *(to bewilder, confuse or amaze.) stupefare* * *['stjuːpɪfaɪ] [AE 'stuː-]1) (astonish) stupefare2) (make torpid) intorpidire, ottundere
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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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bewilder — index confound, discompose, disorganize, disorient, disturb, embarrass, misguide, muddle, obfuscate … Law dictionary
bewilder — (v.) 1680s, from BE (Cf. be ) thoroughly + archaic wilder lead astray, lure into the wilds, probably a back formation of WILDERNESS (Cf. wilderness). An earlier word with the same sense was bewhape (early 14c.). Related: BEWILDERED (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
bewilder — mystify, perplex, distract, *puzzle, confound, nonplus, dumbfound Analogous words: *confuse, addle, fuddle, muddle: fluster, flurry, perturb, agitate, upset (see DISCOMPOSE): baffle, foil (see FRUSTRATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bewilder — [v] confuse addle, baffle, ball up*, befuddle, bemuse, confound, daze, disconcert, distract, floor*, fluster, mess with one’s head*, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle, rattle, snow*, stump, stupefy, throw, upset; concepts 14,42 Ant. clear… … New thesaurus
bewilder — ► VERB ▪ perplex or confuse. DERIVATIVES bewildering adjective bewilderment noun. ORIGIN from obsolete wilder «lead or go astray» … English terms dictionary
bewilder — [bē wil′dər, biwil′dər] vt. [ BE + WILDER] 1. to confuse hopelessly, as by something complicated or involved; befuddle; puzzle 2. Archaic to cause to be lost, as in a wilderness SYN. PUZZLE bewilderingly adv … English World dictionary
bewilder — verb a) To confuse, puzzle or befuddle someone, especially with many different things. All the different possible options may bewilder us. b) To disorientate someone. Dont push me into that maze and bewilder me … Wiktionary
bewilder — See puzzle, perplex, bewilder. See puzzle, perplex, bewilder … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
bewilder — UK [bɪˈwɪldə(r)] / US [bɪˈwɪldər] verb [transitive] Word forms bewilder : present tense I/you/we/they bewilder he/she/it bewilders present participle bewildering past tense bewildered past participle bewildered to make someone feel confused Too… … English dictionary
bewilder — /bi wil deuhr/, v.t. to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me. [1675 85; BE + WILDER (v.)] Syn. mystify, nonplus, confuse, daze, confound, stagger, muddle. * * * … Universalium