different between disorder vs bewilder

English

Alternative forms

• disordre (obsolete)

Etymology

From dis- +? order. Middle English disordeine, from Old French desordainer, from Medieval Latin disordinare.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s???d?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s????d?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d?(?)
• Hyphenation: dis?or?der

Noun

disorder (countable and uncountable, plural disorders)

1. Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

2. A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

3. (medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.

Synonyms

• (absence of order): chaos, entropy; see also Thesaurus:disorder
• (disturbance of civic peace): See also Thesaurus:riot

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Verb

disorder (third-person singular simple present disorders, present participle disordering, simple past and past participle disordered)

1. (transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
2. (transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.

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Anagrams

• disordre, sordider

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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References

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.