Wilder

[Wil·der]

United States writer and dramatist (1897 1975)

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To bewilder; to perplex.

Noun
United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)

Noun
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)


a.
To bewilder; to perplex.


Wilder

Wil"der , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wildered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wildering.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See Wild, a., and cf. Wilderness.] To bewilder; to perplex.
Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate.
Again the wildered fancy dreams Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose.

To bewilder; to perplex.

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Usage Examples

When it comes to raising civilized kids there are no hard rules, but there are two things on which most parents agree: Boys are generally wilder than girls, and adolescents are wilder than kids of any other age. If you've got an adolescent boy, you're in the sweet spot for trouble.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'm not going to have a perfect career. It's better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five or six great ones than to make so few movies that when you make a bad one it crushes you.

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