different between bewilder vs hoodwink

English

Etymology

From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) +? wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b??w?ld?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /b??w?ld?/
• Rhymes: -?ld?(?)
• Hyphenation: be?wild?er

Verb

bewilder (third-person singular simple present bewilders, present participle bewildering, simple past and past participle bewildered)

1. (transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.

   Synonyms: befuddle; see also Thesaurus:confuse

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Further reading

• bewilder in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• bewilder in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

The verb is derived from hood (“head covering attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak”) +? wink (“to close one’s eyes”).

The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?dw??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?d?w??k/
• Hyphenation: hood?wink

Verb

hoodwink (third-person singular simple present hoodwinks, present participle hoodwinking, simple past and past participle hoodwinked)

1. (transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold. [from mid 16th c.]
2. (transitive, figuratively)
   1. To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
   2. (archaic) To hide or obscure.
3. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.

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Derived terms

• hoodwinkable
• hoodwinked (adjective)
• hoodwinker
• hoodwinking (noun)

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Noun

hoodwink (countable and uncountable, plural hoodwinks)

1. (countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
2. (Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.

   Synonym: (obsolete) hoodman-blind

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Further reading

• hoodwink (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia