bewilderment
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4.8
- noun
- /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
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desconcierto
- You sit in bewilderment, biting your fingernails and asking yourself: What do I do now?
- confusion and bewilderment
- expressed bewilderment
- sense of bewilderment
Rather, it's been replaced by grief, pain, bewilderment.
- Rather, it's been replaced by grief, pain, bewilderment.
- Just just a a sense of confusion and sort of bewilderment with the idea that there was a promise here.
- You have to traverse a territory of bewilderment of everything I thought I knew was wrong, who I thought I was.
- There's been bewilderment and a whole lot of flame whores online about this card.
Examples
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He shook his head in bewilderment as he tried to understand the unexpected news.
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I watched them in bewilderment.
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Reaction of law enforcement officials is one of complete bewilderment at this hour.
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Some people stared at her in bewilderment; others asked about the price and passed by.
Fiction book (1996) -
A crowd of theatergoers stares in bewilderment at the scene of chaos.
Fiction book (1990) -
Manuel glared back at Rosa in bewilderment, as though she'd just spoken in a language he didn't understand.
Fiction book (1995) -
The student's face showed a look of bewilderment when the teacher explained the complex math problem.
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As she wandered through the maze, a sense of bewilderment washed over her, making it hard to find her way out.
Synonyms
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5.5
A feeling of not understanding something that is hard to explain
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7.4
A feeling of confusion when something is hard to understand
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7.5
Feeling confused because something is hard to understand
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6.9
A feeling of not being able to understand something
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7.0
A feeling of confusion when you cannot understand something
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8.1
Making things confusing so people feel puzzled
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8.1
A state of being confused and not able to think clearly
A feeling of not thinking or acting clearly
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bewilderment comes from the verb bewilder, made of be- meaning 'make' and wild meaning 'wild' or like wilderness, so imagine being led into the wild and losing your way. So bewilderment is the feeling of being lost or very confused.