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bewilderingcausing someone to become perplexed and confused

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: causing someone to become perplexed and confused

Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 당황하게 하는, 혼란스럽게 하는

Korean pronunciation: 비**윌**더링

Example Sentences

  • The professor's bewildering explanation made the students even more confused.
  • She faced a bewildering menu with 200 different pizza toppings.
  • The bewildering number of passwords I need to remember is driving me crazy.

bewildering

ADJECTIVE

//bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ//

causing someone to become perplexed and confused

bewildering concept
💡 Concept

a tourist stands frozen with a large suitcase, looking around frantically at dozens of different directional arrows pointing in every direction. The arrows create a maze-like pattern above and around them, with platforms leading to countless destinations. The traveler's face shows complete confusion as they try to process all the conflicting information at once. Other commuters walk confidently past in different directions, adding to the chaos of movement. A station worker nearby gestures toward yet another direction, making the situation even more complicated. someone becoming completely perplexed and confused by overwhelming choices

bewildering rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Bewildering night with flickering lights and glittering stars spinning overhead!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixbe--
Rootwilder
Suffix--ing

Origin

중세 영어 'wilder'(길을 잃다)에서 유래. 원래는 '황야(wilderness)'와 관련이 있어서, 마치 울창한 숲에서 길을 잃은 것처럼 혼란스러운 상태를 의미하게 되었다.

🎵Rhyme

filteringglitteringflickering
filtering
glittering
flickering

🔗Collocations

bewildering array
bewildering variety
bewildering speed
bewildering complexity
utterly bewildering
find something bewildering

📝Examples

The professor's bewildering explanation made the students even more confused.

😄 Fun example

She faced a bewildering menu with 200 different pizza toppings.

😄 Fun example

The bewildering number of passwords I need to remember is driving me crazy.

Technology changes at a bewildering pace these days.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

confusingperplexingpuzzlingbafflingmystifying

Antonyms

clearobviousstraightforward

Related

bewilderbewilderedconfusionperplexbaffle

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