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bewilder

verb/bɪˈwɪldə/ (bi-WIL-der)Level B2
bewilder meaning picture: Inside a crowded Indian government office, an elderly farmer in a dhoti stands frozen in the middle of the hall holding
Picture meaning of “bewilder” — to confuse someone completely, especially with too many choices or sudden changes

to confuse someone completely, especially with too many choices or sudden changes

To bewilder someone is to leave them lost and unsure what to do. News stories use it for citizens facing complex rules, sudden policy changes or confusing forms.

bewilder meaning in Hindi

किसी को पूरी तरह उलझा देना, ख़ास तौर पर बहुत से विकल्पों या अचानक बदलावों से

किसी को bewilder करना मतलब उसे खोया हुआ और अनिश्चित छोड़ देना। ख़बरें इसे जटिल नियमों, अचानक नीति बदलावों या उलझाने वाले फ़ॉर्मों का सामना कर रहे नागरिकों के लिए इस्तेमाल करती हैं।

Examples

  1. The sudden change in tax slabs bewildered small traders who had just filed their returns.टैक्स स्लैब में अचानक बदलाव ने उन छोटे व्यापारियों को चकरा (bewilder) दिया जिन्होंने अभी रिटर्न भरा था।
  2. Rural passengers were bewildered by the new app-only ticket system.ग्रामीण यात्री नई ऐप-केवल टिकट व्यवस्था से भ्रमित हो गए।

Synonyms & antonyms

confusebaffleperplexenlightenguide

Memory trick

BE-WILDER: led into the WILDERness with no path — lost and confused.

💡 Did you know?

The word literally pictures someone led astray into wild country, which is how it came to mean mental confusion.

Word origin

From 'be-' (thoroughly) and the obsolete verb 'wilder' (to lead astray, lose one's way), related to 'wilderness'.

Other meanings

verb To confuse someone completely so that they do not know what to do.

adjective very confused and unable to understand what is happening

adjective very confusing, often because there is too much or it changes too fast

bewilder meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकिसी को पूरी तरह उलझा देना, ख़ास तौर पर बहुत से विकल्पों या अचानक बदलावों से
Arabic · العربيةأن تربك شخصًا تمامًا، خصوصًا بكثرة الخيارات أو التغييرات المفاجئة
French · Françaisdérouter complètement quelqu'un, surtout par trop de choix ou des changements soudains
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamembuat seseorang benar-benar bingung, terutama dengan terlalu banyak pilihan atau perubahan mendadak
Chinese · 中文使人完全困惑,尤其因选择太多或变化突然

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