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{
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"bewail":{
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"antonyms":[
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"delight",
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"exult (in)",
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"glory (in)",
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"joy",
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"rejoice (in)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to express deep sorrow for usually by wailing and lamentation":[],
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": to wail over":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
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"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
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"Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
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"Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
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"Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
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"While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8w\u0101l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bewail deplore , lament , bewail , bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language",
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"synonyms":[
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"bemoan",
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"deplore",
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"grieve (for)",
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"lament",
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"mourn",
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"wail (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031102",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bewailing":{
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"antonyms":[
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"delight",
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"exult (in)",
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"glory (in)",
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"joy",
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"rejoice (in)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to express deep sorrow for usually by wailing and lamentation":[],
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": to wail over":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
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"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
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"Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
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"Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
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"Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
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"While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8w\u0101l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bewail deplore , lament , bewail , bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language",
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"synonyms":[
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"bemoan",
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"deplore",
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"grieve (for)",
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"lament",
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"mourn",
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"wail (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082859",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bewailingly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a bewailing manner":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8w\u0101-li\u014b-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081455",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"bewailment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or the sound of bewailing : lamentation":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8w\u0101l-m\u0259nt",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120106",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bewilder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )":[
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"bewildered by the city's maze of roads"
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],
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": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations":[
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"His decision bewildered her.",
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"utterly bewildered by the instructions"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
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"Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
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"Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
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"The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bewilder puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100546",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bewildered":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clearheaded"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": deeply or utterly confused or perplexed":[
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"I was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything.",
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"\u2014 Bram Stoker",
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"He looked at her with a bewildered expression.",
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"Dickie Pope is staring at me, bewildered now, perhaps even convinced I'm insane.",
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"\u2014 Richard Russo"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There\u2019s a moment where the foursome exist in a kind of happy, bewildered harmony, with Anna, Aisha and Benjamin learning to develop their abilities. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"On Thursday, prosecutors Hans Moore and Rebecca Young appeared to be building a case that Stangel began striking a bewildered Spiers without any reasonable cause. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Come to think of it, the Road & Track editors were a bit bewildered too. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"The best part was Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden's reaction to being told of the delay, as his bewildered expression upon gazing at the roof above says it all. \u2014 Mary Clarke, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Led by Garrett, the Browns sacked a bewildered Fields nine times in his first NFL start, tied for most since Dec. 13, 2015 against the 49ers, and two shy of the club record. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"The bewildered freshman, Russell, stands at attention to make the visual experience easier for the gawking crowd. \u2014 Ari Blaff, National Review , 30 July 2021",
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"For years, director Edgar Wright would try to explain his love for the influential bizarro cult band Sparks to the uninitiated, only to be met with bewildered stares. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2021",
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"The bewildered Swede protested in vain and finally called an American to the telephone to confirm the news. \u2014 Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1760, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259rd",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"addled",
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"addlepated",
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"bedeviled",
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"befogged",
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"befuddled",
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"bemused",
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"bushed",
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"confounded",
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"confused",
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"dazed",
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"distracted",
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"dizzy",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"fogged",
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"mixed-up",
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"muddleheaded",
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"muzzy",
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"pixilated",
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"pixillated",
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"punch-drunk",
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"punchy",
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"raddled",
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"shell-shocked",
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"silly",
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"slaphappy",
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"spaced-out",
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"spaced",
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"spacey",
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"spacy",
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"stunned",
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"stupefied",
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"zonked",
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"zonked-out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020051",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bewilderedness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )":[
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"bewildered by the city's maze of roads"
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],
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": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations":[
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"His decision bewildered her.",
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"utterly bewildered by the instructions"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
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"Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
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"Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
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"The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bewilder puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232409",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bewilderment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a complicated or confusing state or condition : a bewildering tangle or confusion":[
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"a bewilderment of streets"
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],
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": the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused : the quality or state of being bewildered":[
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"She stared at them in bewilderment ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Alongside the horror and condolences, there was a familiar sense of bewilderment from around the world: How can the richest superpower continue to tolerate mass shootings \u2014 school shootings, even \u2014 on a scale that dwarfs any other country",
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"Prosecutors and a string of police and FBI witnesses \u2014 several like Webster with U.S. military backgrounds \u2014 expressed bewilderment at that through-the-looking-glass argument. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"But many share a commonality: bewilderment over suspensions. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"But late into Sunday night\u2019s live broadcast, something happened that sparked a whole new level of bewilderment , shock and awkwardness. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Glimpses of both are embedded inside her bracing work, along with a healthy dose of stupefaction and bewilderment . \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"To talk with a dozen teachers and librarians is to hear annoyance and frustration and bewilderment , as much with the sheer ambiguity of the new law and the list of books as with the practical effect. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Kurzel, who made the intensely expressive 2015 Macbeth, goes beyond outrage to explore tragedy at the core of bewilderment . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Several people also express bewilderment at this fact during the movie. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r-m\u0259nt",
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"b\u0113-"
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"synonyms":[
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"bafflement",
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"bamboozlement",
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"befuddlement",
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"bemusement",
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"bewilderedness",
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"confusedness",
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"confusion",
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"discombobulation",
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"distraction",
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"fog",
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"head-scratching",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"mystification",
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"perplexity",
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"puzzlement",
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"tangle",
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"whirl"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035657",
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"noun"
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"bewit":{
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"definitions":{
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": a slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's leg in falconry":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bewette , from Middle French buie, beue fetter (from Latin bojae , plural, neck-collar, from (assumed) Greek boeiai , from feminine plural of boeios of an ox, from bous ox, cow) + Middle English -ette -et":""
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-\u0259t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175234",
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": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate":[
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"bewitched by her beauty"
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],
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": to bewitch someone or something":[],
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": to cast a spell over":[],
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": to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
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"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The patches of feathers with the greatest diversity of colors were the top of the birds\u2019 heads and their throats \u2014 both areas are used for social signalling as well as to bewitch potential mates. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
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"The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
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"This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
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"Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
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"Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High",
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"For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8wich"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"charm",
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"enchant",
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"ensorcell",
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"ensorcel",
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"hex",
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"overlook",
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"spell",
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"strike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205938",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bewitched":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": controlled or affected by or as if by a magic spell":[
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"\u2026 as if he were not my great-grandfather at all but some mournful, bewitched old huntsman from a storybook, tongue-tied by the bad fairy, unable to speak.",
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"\u2014 Donna Tartt",
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"As though the ship were bewitched , from the moment they left Saybrook everything went wrong.",
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"\u2014 Elizabeth George Speare",
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"was bewitched by her beauty",
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"Until his death at 36, Byron continued a course of sybaritic abandon, traveling with an entourage bewitched by his escapades and terrified by his mood swings and violent temper.",
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"\u2014 Kathryn Harrison"
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],
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": influenced, attracted, or charmed as if by magic":[
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"\u2026 as if he were not my great-grandfather at all but some mournful, bewitched old huntsman from a storybook, tongue-tied by the bad fairy, unable to speak.",
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"\u2014 Donna Tartt",
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"As though the ship were bewitched , from the moment they left Saybrook everything went wrong.",
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"\u2014 Elizabeth George Speare",
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"was bewitched by her beauty",
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"Until his death at 36, Byron continued a course of sybaritic abandon, traveling with an entourage bewitched by his escapades and terrified by his mood swings and violent temper.",
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"\u2014 Kathryn Harrison"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Marques, whose works explore the stories of her Cuban ancestors, drops us into the darkest part of a fairy tale: Her bewitched or undead characters stride off into the air or open their arms helplessly. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Mertens shifted his feet, played a one-two with Victor Osimhen on the periphery of the area, played another give-and-go with Kalidou Koulibaly and pushed the ball past a bewitched Torino back line. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"Liberal Democrats remain bewitched by the siren song of compromise for its own sake\u2014the aim that generations of political scientists, lawmakers, and presidents hailed as the unique genius of the American constitutional order. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"But there was a very fun, Goonies-style set piece involving Se\u00f1or Scratchy, who was Agatha's familiar, turning into a sort of demon bunny and chasing the kiddos, Monica, and Ralph around the bewitched basement. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"Harvey recounts the onset of her sleep disorder in a faux-scientific case study; a few pages later, her telling of the death, by neglect, of her childhood dog has the bewitched sparseness of a fable. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 4 June 2020",
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"At the opening of Act II, set in the bewitched castle of the sorcerer Klingsor, Mr. N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin tore into the heaving music with searing fervor. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8wicht",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"charmed",
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"enchanted",
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"entranced",
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"magic",
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"magical",
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"spellbound"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013357",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bewitchery":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate":[
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"bewitched by her beauty"
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],
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"examples":[
|
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"People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
|
|
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The patches of feathers with the greatest diversity of colors were the top of the birds\u2019 heads and their throats \u2014 both areas are used for social signalling as well as to bewitch potential mates. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High",
|
|
"For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
|
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"bi-\u02c8wich"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"charm",
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"enchant",
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"ensorcell",
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"ensorcel",
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"hex",
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"overlook",
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"spell",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002731",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"bewitching":{
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"antonyms":[
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"repellent",
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"repellant",
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"repelling",
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"repugnant",
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"repulsive",
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"revolting",
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"unalluring"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": powerfully or seductively attractive or charming":[
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"a bewitching smile",
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"her bewitching eyes"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Holmes bounces from place to place and score to score, struggling to disentangle herself from her bewitching ex-boyfriend, Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones). \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 23 May 2020",
|
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"Unknown but bewitching pieces by Geminiano Giacomelli and Giuseppe Orlandini are placed back to back, each splendidly showcasing Ms. Hallenberg\u2019s seemingly effortless bravura. \u2014 Christopher Corwin, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"There's a reason the Bullitt's logbook is riddled with positive comments about its bewitching exhaust note and surprisingly comfy interior. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 16 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Crossing Delancey\u2019 | Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play Opposites attract, in spite of all attempts to stifle said attraction, in this bewitching 1988 romantic comedy from the director Joan Micklin Silver. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Although the scenic elements are minimal, Edward T. Morris' projections provide bewitching atmosphere. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Les Enluminures is one of the great dealers in these dazzling, bewitching little things. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 28 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back, delivering another bewitching brew of horror, magic, and the occasional high school hijinks. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"In Part 3 of the series, our bewitching heroine makes it her mission to free her boyfriend Nick from eternal damnation \u2014 under the evil eye of Madam Satan \u2014 and bring him back into her arms. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 17 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"1595, in the meaning defined above":""
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8wi-chi\u014b"
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],
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"alluring",
|
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"appealing",
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"attractive",
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"captivating",
|
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"charismatic",
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"charming",
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"elfin",
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"enchanting",
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"engaging",
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"entrancing",
|
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"fascinating",
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"fetching",
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"glamorous",
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"glamourous",
|
|
"luring",
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"magnetic",
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"seductive"
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084420",
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"adverb"
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|
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"bewitchment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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|
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|
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|
|
": the state of being bewitched":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince",
|
|
"while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One depends on a set of abstract rules; the other on a sequence of mutual bewitchments . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Here, where both land and life are flat, the privations of rural teenage existence yield wild and elemental bewitchments . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8wich-m\u0259nt",
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abracadabra",
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"charm",
|
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"enchantment",
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"glamour",
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"glamor",
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"hex",
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"incantation",
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"invocation",
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"spell",
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"whammy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115112",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"bewigged":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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|
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": wearing a wig":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8wigd",
|
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Think of a bewigged man on horseback \u2014 or striding forth, probably to kill someone who looked like Angelou. \u2014 Caille Millner, SFChronicle.com , 10 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Past Broadway Liquors, past auto-body shops and beauty-supply stores, like Garcia\u2019s, whose doorway is flanked by two long windows filled with bewigged mannequin heads. \u2014 Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2019",
|
|
"The Mother of Dragons, previously a brunette, made like her bewigged character and lightened up \u2014 big time. \u2014 Donna Freydkin, Allure , 21 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"The Associated Press reported that the president and his pals wandered from the poolside cocktails to the dance floor while bewigged servers and entertainers wore gowns and get-ups that looked like castoffs from Marie Antoinette and Co.\u2019s closets. \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 5 Feb. 2017"
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],
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|
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"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
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