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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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This affair is just another example of Adam’s bewildering emotional immaturity.
—Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Land on Bross and neighboring peaks is a bewildering array of 10-acre mining claims dating back to the late 1800s.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
The room was overrun by such a bewildering arsenal of medical and electronic devices that Serge and I now had no place to stand.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewildering. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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