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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: wilder 'to lead the wrong way, confuse' (17-19 centuries), perhaps from wilderness

bewilder

 verb
     
be‧wil‧der [transitive usually passive]
to confuse someone:
He was bewildered by his daughter's reaction.
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