bewildered

Questions about bewildered

What does bewildered mean?

bewildered means "perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment".

How many syllables are in bewildered?

bewildered has 3 syllables: bewil-der-ed. The stress falls on "der". In IPA it is /bɪˈwɪldɚd/.

What is another word for bewildered?

Close synonyms include baffled, befuddled, bemused, confounded, confused. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bewildered a common word?

bewildered is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.