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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessurpreendente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: soor-pree-den-te
"O labirinto tinha um design desconcertante."
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Causing someone to become perplexed and confused; very confusing.
"She was faced with a bewildering array of choices at the supermarket."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'bewilder', combining the prefix 'be-' (thoroughly) with 'wilder' (to lead astray or lose one's way), dating back to the late 17th century. The root 'wild' traces back to Proto-Germanic, reflecting the sense of being lost in a wild, untamed place.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bewildering" is said worldwide
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déroutant
Transliteration: day-roo-tahn
"Les règles de ce jeu sont tout à fait déroutantes."
verwirrend
Transliteration: fer-vir-ent
"Die Stadt hat ein verwirrendes Labyrinth aus Straßen."
sconcertante
Transliteration: shon-cher-tan-te
"La sua reazione è stata alquanto sconcertante."
desconcertante
Transliteration: des-kon-ser-tan-te
"Había una cantidad desconcertante de opciones."
surpreendente
Transliteration: soor-pree-den-te
"O labirinto tinha um design desconcertante."
उलझन में डालने वाला
Transliteration: uljhan mein daalne wala
"यह एक उलझन में डालने वाली स्थिति थी।"
令人 困惑 的
Transliteration: lìng rén kùnhuò de
Script: 令人困惑的
"这是一个令人困惑的问题。"
당혹스럽게 하는
Transliteration: dang-hok-seureop-ge ha-neun
"그것은 당혹스럽게 하는 광경이었다."
戸惑わせる
Transliteration: tomadowaseru
"それは戸惑わせるような問題だった。"
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