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Bewildered vs Dumbfounded - What's the difference?

bewildered | dumbfounded |

As adjectives the difference between bewildered and dumbfounded

is that bewildered is baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain while dumbfounded is shocked and speechless.

As verbs the difference between bewildered and dumbfounded

is that bewildered is past tense of bewilder while dumbfounded is past tense of dumbfound.

bewildered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.
  • He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.

    Derived terms

    * bewilderedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bewilder)
  • dumbfounded

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dumfounded

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • shocked and speechless.
  • Synonyms

    * amazed, astonished, astounded, confounded, flabbergasted, perplexed, shocked, speechless, stunned, surprised

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dumbfound)