Etymology

bewildering

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Today it means: Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available. Full definition →

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The story

From bewilder (“to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices”) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like words from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; and forming the present participles of verbs).

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