Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bewilder (-ed), v. ['be' + 'lead one astray'; see wild, adj. and wilderness, n. and bewilder, verbal adj.] (webplay: lost).

1. Disorient; confuse; mislead; stupify; befuddle; [fig.] defeat; vanquish; put at a loss; [lit.] crush; trounce; (see Philip, proper n.).
2. Perplex; dumbfound; puzzle; mystify; baffle.
3. Overcome; overwhelm; amaze; strike with awe.