bewilder

verb

To leave someone puzzled or unsure what to do or think.

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To leave someone puzzled or unsure what to do or think.

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confuse

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See bewilder in use

Three doors with the same number can bewilder even a returning visitor.

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The clerk had never meant to bewilder visitors.

From The beam over the town hall.

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