bewitching ness (bewichingnes)

The quality which makes a person or thing bewitching. bewitchment (bō-wich'ment), n. [ be whisper (bē-hwis'per), v. t. [ wield (bē-weld'), v. t. [ bewigged (be-wigd'), p. a. [ ing to enjoy a social cup of tea. Ancient ladies and bewigged gentlemen seemed hurry. L. M. Alcott , Hospital Sketches, p. 20. bewilder (bē-wil'der), v. t. [ wilder : see wilder .] 1. To confuse as to direction or situation; cause to lose the proper road or course: as, the intricacy of the streets bewil dered him; to be bewildered in the woods. Can this be the bird, to man so good, That, after their bewildering , Covered with leaves the little children, Words worth, Redbreast Chasing the Butterfly. So painfully in wood? 2. To lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex; puzzle; confuse. Bewildering odors floating, dulled her sense, And killed her fear. William Morris , Earthly Paradise, I. 259. We have elementary disturbances of consciousne in diseases of the mind, such as epileptic states, ecstacy, and the bewildered state of the mind in paralytic deE. C. Mann, Psychol. Med., p. 35. mentia. = Syn. To confound, confuse, mystify, nonplus. bewilderedne (bē-wildėrd-nes), n. The state of being bewildered; bewilderment. bewilderingly (be-wil'der-ing-li), adv. In a bewildering manner; so as to bewilder.