What does "bewilders" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of bewilder

What is a synonym for "bewilders"?

Common synonyms include: baffle, bemuse, discombobulate, dumbfound, flummox, perplex.

Bewilders

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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third-person singular simple present indicative of bewilder form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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baffle bemuse discombobulate dumbfound flummox perplex

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"Some people hate English because they could not master it. They do not know the underlying phonemes masked by the seemingly unorganized orthography. The grammar bewilders them despite long years in schooling."

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