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Dictionary: wil·der   (wĭl'dər) pronunciation


v. Archaic, -dered, -der·ing, -ders.

v.tr.
  1. To lead astray; mislead.
  2. To bewilder; perplex.
v.intr.
  1. To lose one's way.
  2. To become bewildered.

[Perhaps Middle English *wildren, blend of wilden, to be wild (from wilde, wild; see wild) and wanderen, to wander; see wander.]

wilderment wil'der·ment n.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
  Synonyms: Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder

Meaning #2: United States filmmaker (born in Austria in 1906)
  Synonyms: Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder


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