bewilder
verb
[ bɪˈwɪldə ]
• cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.
• "she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood"
Similar:
baffle,
mystify,
bemuse,
perplex,
puzzle,
confuse,
confound,
nonplus,
disconcert,
throw,
set someone thinking,
flummox,
discombobulate,
faze,
stump,
beat,
fox,
be all Greek to,
make someone's head spin,
floor,
fog,
buffalo,
wilder,
gravel,
maze,
cause to be at a stand,
distract,
pose,
obfuscate,
Origin:
late 17th century: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete wilder ‘lead or go astray’, of unknown origin.
