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wilder en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˈwaɪldɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From wild.

Meanings

1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of wild: more wild
   form of wild

wilder en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪldə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˈwɪldɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From wild, probably suggested by wilderness, and as to form by wander.

Meanings

1. To bewilder, perplex
   • Deep and far within the ether stretched my eyes their anxious gaze, While the swelling thoughts within me grew a wild and wildered maze, Then came floating on the distance, softly to my listening ears, Low, thrilling harmonies of worlds whirling in their bright spheres. 1854, Effie Afton, Eventide:
   • Now, to smother noise and light, Is stolen abroad the wildering night, 1922 A. E. Housman, Last Poems XXIV, lines 29-30
   • More tender, grateful than she could have dreamed, Fond hands passed pitying over brows and hair, And gentle words borne softly through the air, Calming her weary sense and wildered mind, By welcome, dear communion with her kind. 1879, Emma Lazarus, The Poems of Emma Lazarus:
   • Now in their hearts those wildered Trojans said That once more they beheld Achilles' self Gigantic in his armour. 1913, Smyrnaeus Quintus, The Fall of Troy:

Forms

Deriveds

bewilder