- wilderment
- noun see wilder
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wilderment
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Wilderment — Wil der*ment, n. The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment. [1913 Webster] And snatched her breathless from beneath This wilderment of wreck and death. Moore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wilderment — See wilder. * * * … Universalium
wilderment — wil·der·ment … English syllables
wilderment — (r)mənt noun Etymology: wilder + ment archaic : bewilderment … Useful english dictionary
wilder — verb Etymology: probably irregular from wilderness Date: 1613 transitive verb 1. archaic to lead astray 2. archaic bewilder, perplex intransitive verb archaic to move at random ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
wilder — wilder1 wilderment, n. /wil deuhr/, Archaic. v.t. 1. to cause to lose one s way. 2. to bewilder. v.i. 3. to lose one s way. 4. to be bewildered. [1605 15; perh. extracted from WILDERNESS; intrans. use prob. by assoc. with WANDER] … Universalium
wilder — /ˈwɪldə/ (say wilduh) Obsolete –verb (t) 1. to cause to lose one s way. 2. to bewilder. –verb (i) 3. to lose one s way. 4. to be bewildered. –wilderment, noun …
