"The obtuse and unusual words used by the debaters would often bewilder the audience."
"The criminal's many aliases and disguises were designed to bewilder the authorities."
You can bewilder someone if you make a weird face.
it means confused
Example sentence - We were quite bewildered by the recent events concerning the disappearance of books from the library.
Amaze, baffle, mislead, bewilder, startle.
The word origin of bewilder shows us that the prefix "be-" (thoroughly) was added to the word "wilder" (to lead or go astray). Wilder is not a word that we currently use, but you could probably still call "be" a prefix.
a compound sentence having a word bewilder?
You can bewilder someone if you make a weird face.
The teacher intentionally created a math problem to bewilder his students. The sly fox had taken great pains to bewilder the persistent hound. Will wispy Willa bewilder the wilder instincts of the wily man?
The unexpected plot twist in the movie left the audience bewilder.
Instructions for assembly always bewilder my husband, so I usually read them while he does the assembling.
the girl was beswildered at questions.
confuse
it means confused
Example sentence - We were quite bewildered by the recent events concerning the disappearance of books from the library.
The definition of the work 'bewilder' is to cause someone to become confused. The confusion is usually the result of presenting the person with too many choices.
Amaze, baffle, mislead, bewilder, startle.
To confuse or bewilder. To make obscure or unclear.