bewildered
adjective
be·wil·dered
bi-ˈwil-dərd 
bē-
: deeply or utterly confused or perplexed
I was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything.—
Bram Stoker
Bram StokerHe looked at her with a bewildered expression.
Speaking for myself, I stumbled into motherhood and was bewildered at the shift of gears, the volte-face required to reorient myself, my values and my way of life into being a carer of small children.—Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine BuntingExamples of bewildered in a Sentence
the bewildered child wandered aimlessly around the playground
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Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pick-up truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Hunt, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Pat serves as a chronically bewildered Clyde to Perfidia’s unshakable Bonnie, but his technical mastery, used in service of their political aims, appears to excite her.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Instead of leaning in, the older pup appears utterly bewildered, pulling away as if unsure what to make of the excitable newcomer.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pick-up truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Bewildered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewildered. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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