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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEWIL'DERED, pp. Lost in mazes; perplexed with disorder, confusion, or intricacy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly. Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. --Addison. Syn: To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound; mystify; embarrass; lead astray.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bewildered Be*wil"dered, a. Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you are bewildered, you are very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do. Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer. ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

abashed, abroad, adrift, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, astonished, astounded, astray, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill, at an impasse, at gaze, at sea, awed, awestruck, baffled, beguiled, bewitched, bothered, breathless, captivated, clueless, confounded, confused, discomposed, disconcerted, dismayed, disoriented, distracted, distraught, disturbed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, embarrassed, enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted, gaping, gauping, gazing, guessing, hypnotized, in a fix, in a maze, in a pickle, in a scrape, in a stew, in awe, in awe of, lost, lost in wonder, marveling, mazed, mesmerized, mystified, nonplussed, off the track, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed, perplexed, perturbed, popeyed, put-out, puzzled, rapt in wonder, spellbound, staggered, staring, stuck, stumped, stupefied, surprised, thunderstruck, turned around, under a charm, upset, wide-eyed, without a clue, wonder-struck, wondering