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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bewilder \Be*wil"der\, verb (used with an object) [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.
Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. --Addison.
Syn: To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound; mystify; embarrass; lead astray.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bewildered \Be*wil"dered\, adjective Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bewildered
adjective: 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}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewildered": 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
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