bewilder

To bewilder is to cause someone to be confused by something complicated.

(verb)

An example of bewilder is when you ask someone a complicated question that he cannot answer.

See bewilder in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to confuse hopelessly, as by something complicated or involved; befuddle; puzzle
Archaic to cause to be lost, as in a wilderness

Origin: be- + wilder

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See bewilder in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb be·wil·dered, be·wil·der·ing, be·wil·ders

To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. See Synonyms at puzzle.
To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient: The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.

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