to bewilder
41puzzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. riddle, conundrum, poser, enigma; mystification, perplexity, complication; dilemma, bewilderment, confusion. v. t. confound, perplex, bewilder, confuse, mystify. See difficulty, unintelligibility,… …
42Wilder — Wil der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wildered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wildering}.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See {Wild}, a., and cf. {Wilderness}.] To bewilder; to… …
43Wildered — Wilder Wil der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wildered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wildering}.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See {Wild}, a., and cf. {Wilderness}.] To… …
44Wildering — Wilder Wil der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wildered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wildering}.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See {Wild}, a., and cf. {Wilderness}.] To… …
45daze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confuse, dazzle, bewilder, awe; stun, shock, stupefy. See surprise, insensibility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stupor, distraction, bewilderment, trance; see confusion 2 , stupor . v. Syn. stupefy,… …
46distract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. divert, turn aside; confuse, bewilder; derange, madden; entertain, amuse. See deviation, amusement, insanity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To divert someone s attention] Syn. divert, divert the mind,… …
47mystify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. puzzle, perplex, bewilder, obscure, confound, baffle. See concealment, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. perplex, trick, hoodwink; see deceive , lie 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bewilder …
48puzzle# — puzzle vb Puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound are comparable when they mean to disturb and baffle mentally or throw into mental confusion. The first three words express various mental reactions to what is… …
49dher-1, dherǝ- — dher 1, dherǝ English meaning: a kind of deposit or dreg Deutsche Übersetzung: in kons. extensions “trũber Bodensatz einer Flũssigkeit, also allgemeiner von Schmutz, Widerlichkeit, von quatschigem weather, von trũben Farbentönen… …
50dheu-4, dheu̯ǝ- (dhu̯ē-, extended dhuē̯ -k-, dhuē̯ -̆ s-) — dheu 4, dheu̯ǝ (dhu̯ē , extended dhuē̯ k , dhuē̯ ̆ s ) English meaning: to reel, dissipate, blow, *smoke, dark, gray, deep etc. Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stieben, wirbeln, especially von Staub, Rauch, Dampf; wehen, blow, Hauch, Atem;… …