bewildering
adjective
be·wil·der·ing
bi-ˈwil-d(ə-)riŋ 
bē-
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
an utterly bewildering experience
a bewildering number of possibilities
… a place of odd traditions and bewildering practices.—
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bewilderingly
adverb
a bewilderingly complex situation
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One of them, lil, denoted the bewildering idea of wind as an entity.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
The humiliating U-turn comes with women’s sport more popular than ever in the UK, which makes the decision to launch the TikTok channel more bewildering.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
What made the Dončić–Davis trade such a bewildering spectacle, aside from the lack of draft picks Dallas received, was the stunning absence of this preamble, and the instantaneous, universal agreement that the Mavericks had been fleeced.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
The friction can be bewildering.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
The humiliating U-turn comes with women’s sport more popular than ever in the UK, which makes the decision to launch the TikTok channel more bewildering.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
What made the Dončić–Davis trade such a bewildering spectacle, aside from the lack of draft picks Dallas received, was the stunning absence of this preamble, and the instantaneous, universal agreement that the Mavericks had been fleeced.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
The friction can be bewildering.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewildering. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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