bewilderment

noun be·wil·der·ment \ -dər-mənt \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Examples: bewilderment in a Sentence

Definition of bewilderment

1 : the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused : the quality or state of being bewildered

She stared at them in bewilderment.

2 : a complicated or confusing state or condition : a bewildering tangle or confusion

a bewilderment of streets

Examples of bewilderment in a Sentence

the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment

Recent Examples of bewilderment from the Web

Daimler declined to comment, but other carmakers expressed bewilderment.

— katrin bennhold, New York Times, "In Germany’s Car Capital, the Unthinkable: The Right to Ban Cars," 27 Feb. 2018
Her bewilderment deepened as she was arrested, taken to the detention facility in Tacoma and put in deportation proceedings.

— nina shapiro, The Seattle Times, "‘This never happens’: International student’s unexpected ordeal ends with surprise twist," 27 Jan. 2018
Several Republicans expressed bewilderment at the notion that this protection could be declared unconstitutional or overturned.

— courant.com, "'You've handed us an issue:' Democrats pounce on Trump administration's health care move," 11 June 2018
Something about the fictional woman’s futile, mundane, and desperately hopeful gesture tapped into a sense of bewilderment so many felt deeply, but were incapable of expressing.

— refinery29.com, "Why We Keep Coming Back To The Onion's Satirical Article On Mass Shootings," 18 May 2018
Now, to my great surprise, the recent Netflix documentary Wild, Wild Country has made these pieces relevant again, transforming what was previously an obscure, regional story into a subject of national bewilderment and debate.

— win mccormack, The New Republic, "How the group at the center of the Netflix documentary Wild, Wild Country lost control in Oregon," 12 Apr. 2018
People who described themselves as relatives of the people killed in Wednesday's raid expressed bewilderment.

— abdi guled, Fox News, "US, Somali raid on al-Shabab seizes 3 commanders: Officials," 10 May 2018
Entire families of the hairy monsters apparently traveled the base’s buildings and corridors, appearing and disappearing at will, and to the bewilderment of base police sent chasing after the phantasms.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "The Known Unknown: Tales of the Yucca Man," 25 Apr. 2018
The chancellor could not maintain her poker face during a number of Trump’s comments at their news conference, her expression at times rotating between looks of amusement and bewilderment as the president parried with the press corps.

— jonathan lemire, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump, Merkel cordial, but no apparent movement on Iran," 27 Apr. 2018

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