bewildered
adjective
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Definition of bewildered
: deeply or utterly confused or perplexed I was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything.— Bram Stoker He looked at her with a bewildered expression. Dickie Pope is staring at me, bewildered now, perhaps even convinced I'm insane.— Richard Russo
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bewildered
Synonyms
addled, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dizzy, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, punch-drunk, punchy, shell-shocked, silly, stunned, stupefied
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Mariam had never attended any school and looked bewildered when the French agent told her to remove her head scarf. — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, "At French Outpost in African Migrant Hub, Asylum for a Select Few," 25 Feb. 2018 As Trout circled the bases, Cook walked around the mound, bewildered. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "The Star That Still Won't Shine: The Incredible, Unprecedented but Unseen Greatness of Mike Trout," 12 July 2018 Handford initially thought of Waldo as a bewildered wanderer but the character enjoyed immediate success and has enjoyed ongoing popularity though best-selling books, video games, a TV series and other offerings. — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Library punches all the buttons for annual Waldo contest," 25 June 2018 There are so many wonderfully acidic sentences in this bewildered, deeply irritated review. — Sara Benincasa, Longreads, "Great Reviews Of Movies I Have Never Seen: A Reading List," 13 July 2018 As the mystery of the recruit’s disappearance is slowly unveiled and the emotional baton passes to his bewildered mother (Jennifer Aniston), the director refuses to sensationalize the tragedy, melting it into a broader narrative of everyday horrors. — David Lowery, New York Times, "Review: In ‘The Yellow Birds,’ Two Soldiers Deploy, but Only One Comes Home," 14 June 2018 But in a game that was decided by such a close margin, the wide disparity between free throws for the two squads left the New Orleans players bewildered after the loss. — William Guillory, NOLA.com, "Pelicans searching for answers behind lack of free throws," 2 May 2018 The Twins were mostly out of sorts against Sale, with bewildered players complaining to home plate umpire Jeff Nelson about the size of his strike zone. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Four-Run Eighth Does In Red Sox In 6-2 Loss To Twins," 20 June 2018 The film was first screened in Korean for bewildered journalists waiting for the president’s news conference at the Capella Hotel in Singapore after his meetings with Kim. — Alex Wayne, Bloomberg.com, "Trump Had a Movie Made Just for Kim Jong Un," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bewildered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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