bewildering
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5.2
- adjective
- /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
:
desconcertante
- The instructions for assembling the furniture were so bewildering that I had to ask for help.
- a bewildering array
- a bewildering variety
- bewildering complexity
And it's it's bewildering to me that someone would say those things.
- And it's it's bewildering to me that someone would say those things.
- But then I think perhaps embodiment is so bewildering, even God grows wrecked with doubt.
- So translating myself is that it is quite, it is arduous and bewildering for me.
- The delta was just absolutely bewildering.
- Our activities generate A bewildering array of material goods and no satisfactions.
- Before we reach the majestic shores of the Promised Land, there is a frustrating and bewildering wilderness ahead.
- So he says this side is self bewildering and self perverting.
- The transition from solving, solving chess to solving goal was, I mean, that's bewildering how quickly it went.
- The transition from solving solving chess to solving Go was I mean, that's bewildering how quickly it went.
- It would be bewildering, even though it looks like it's doing something that you understand.
Examples
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Meteorites come in a bewildering variety of sizes, shapes, textures, and colors.
Academic text (2001) -
Today anyone who sets out to buy an English-language Bible will find a bewildering range of options.
Academic text (2006) -
And it's it's bewildering to me that someone would say those things.
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So so sometimes even success can be bewildering, right?
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And So what seems like a bewildering amount of stuff turns out to be pretty easy to explain.
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While this is good news, it's also quite bewildering.
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For me, that is extremely bewildering.
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The third explanation is even more bewildering from a traditional conservative point of view.
Academic text (2007) -
The collapse of the Soviet Union added fresh layers of confusion to this already bewildering situation.
Academic text (2000) -
These are bewildering times and laymen can't keep up, everything being so complex, so naturally people want to participate in some way, even if it's only to object.
Synonyms
276
3.2
Hard to understand and makes people feel unsure
46
8.8
Difficult or impossible to understand
42
4.6
Hard to understand or explain
31
7.0
Very surprising or hard to understand
27
6.4
Hard to understand and causing confusion
16
6.7
Making people feel confused because it is hard to understand
7
7.3
Causing someone to feel confused
1
8.2
Not possible to understand or explain
1
7.5
Very surprising and hard to understand because it is unusual
Hard to understand or explain
Antonyms
How Confusing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bewildering comes from an old idea of making someone 'lost in the wild' and is made of be- and wild, like 'wilderness'. So something bewildering is very confusing and makes you feel you cannot find your way.