Word: bewilderment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: be
wil
der
ment
Definition: A confusing or perplexing situation.
Morphemes:
Affix: be-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: About, regarding, concerning, over.
Affix: wilder
Language: en
Meaning: to lead astray; to go astray, wander
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.