bewildered
/bɪˈwɪldəd/adjective
उच्चारण बिविल्डड
हैरान, भौंचक्का, उलझन में पड़ा हुआ, किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़
Core word
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very confused and not sure what to do or think
हैरान, भौंचक्का, उलझन में पड़ा हुआ, किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़
- The bewildered villagers did not understand why the road had been closed.
- She looked bewildered by all the new rules.
- The bewildered tourist asked a stranger how to reach the station.
+ 2 more examples
- He gave me a bewildered look when I mentioned the test.
- Bewildered by the crowds, the little boy held his mother's hand tightly.
Synonyms confused baffled perplexed puzzled mystified
Opposite clear enlightened unperturbed
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bewildered (adjective, predicative)
Bewildered describes how a person feels when completely confused; it follows be, look, feel or seem.
'Bewildered' पूरी तरह उलझन में पड़े व्यक्ति की भावना बताता है; यह be, look, feel या seem के बाद आता है।
- The tourists looked bewildered by the crowd.
- Radhika felt bewildered on her first day in Mumbai.
bewildered + by / at + noun
By or at introduces what causes the confusion.
'By' या 'at' के बाद वह वस्तु आती है जिसके कारण उलझन हुई।
- He was bewildered by the new rules.
- The villagers were bewildered at the sudden change.
bewildered + wh-clause / bewildered look
A wh-clause can follow to show what the person cannot understand; the word also comes before nouns like look, expression and face.
व्यक्ति जो समझ नहीं पा रहा उसे बताने के लिए wh-clause आ सकता है; यह look, expression और face जैसे nouns से पहले भी आता है।
- She was bewildered as to why the train had stopped.
- He gave her a bewildered look.
bewildered vs bewildering
Use -ed for the person who feels confused and -ing for the thing or situation that confuses.
उलझन महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए -ed और उलझाने वाली वस्तु या स्थिति के लिए -ing रूप आता है।
- The bewildering maze of lanes left the visitors bewildered.
+Collocations 3
adverb + bewildered
completelytotallyutterlyslightlyvisibly
- The student was utterly bewildered by the long passage.
bewildered + noun
lookexpressiontouristchildsilence
- The child wore a bewildered expression.
verb + bewildered
lookfeelseemstareremain
- She stared at the board, bewildered.
“More examples 5
- The old man stood bewildered at the busy railway station.
वृद्ध व्यक्ति व्यस्त रेलवे स्टेशन पर हक्का-बक्का खड़ा था।
- I was bewildered by the sudden change in the syllabus.
पाठ्यक्रम में अचानक हुए बदलाव से मैं उलझन में पड़ गया।
- He gave a bewildered shake of his head.
उसने उलझन में सिर हिलाया।
- Bewildered, the students looked at one another.
उलझन में पड़े विद्यार्थी एक-दूसरे की ओर देखने लगे।
- The bewildered crowd did not know which gate to use.
उलझन में पड़ी भीड़ को पता नहीं था कि किस द्वार से जाना है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The bewildering tourists asked a policeman for help.
✓ The bewildered tourists asked a policeman for help.
Use -ed for people who feel confused; -ing describes what causes it.
उलझन महसूस करने वाले लोगों के लिए -ed रूप आता है; -ing रूप उलझाने वाली वस्तु के लिए है।
✗ He was bewildered for the question paper.
✓ He was bewildered by the question paper.
The cause of confusion takes by (or at), not for.
उलझन के कारण से पहले 'by' (या 'at') आता है, 'for' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe confusion, but bewildered is stronger than puzzled.
ये सभी शब्द उलझन बताते हैं, पर 'bewildered' 'puzzled' से अधिक तीव्र है।
Very confused and unsure what to do, often because of too many things happening.
बहुत उलझा हुआ और अनिश्चित कि क्या करें, प्रायः बहुत सी चीज़ों के कारण।
- The newcomer was bewildered by the noise.
Unable to understand one thing; milder.
एक बात न समझ पाना; हल्का भाव।
- She was puzzled by his answer.
The general word for not clear in mind.
मन में स्पष्टता न होने का सामान्य शब्द।
- I am confused about the date.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse bewildered (how a person feels) and bewildering (what causes the confusion), as in 'a bewildering number of choices'.
Bewildered (व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है) और bewildering (जो उलझन पैदा करता है) में भ्रम न करें, जैसे 'a bewildering number of choices'।