bewilderingn.
/bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/ The causing one to lose his way; the losing of oneself in a maze.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > straying or going astray > causing to lose one's way
bewildering1806
1806 W. Wordsworth Redbreast chasing Butterfly The bird..That, after their bewildering, Covered with leaves the little children.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
bewilderingadj.
That causes one to lose his way; mentally confusing or perplexing.
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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective] > causing confusion
astonishing1629
muddling1649
fluskering1660
disconcerting?1749
bewildering1792
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective]
maskinga1387
maskeringc1400
mazingc1449
mazefula1586
perplexing1585
distraughtful1594
confounding1595
confusive1611
perplexful1618
distracting1632
distractive1633
perplexivea1637
obstupefying1660
perplexitivea1665
posing1666
distractious1667
nonplussing1670
umbraging1683
gravelling1686
embarrassing1691
wildering1742
distractful1746
staggering1769
baffling1783
bewildering1792
head-scratching1827
mystifyingc1827
mystificatory1830
riddlesome1843
confusing1846
1792 W. Wordsworth Descr. Sketches in Wks. I. 82 At once bewildering mists around him close.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §12. 90 A bewildering mass of crags and chasms.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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n.1806adj.1792