bewilderment
noun
be·wil·der·ment
bi-ˈwil-dər-mənt 
bē-
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
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When that turned into mass annihilation, the most frequent Israeli excuse was the population’s state of shock, trauma, exhaustion and bewilderment, the sensation of being under threat from outsiders and in imminent danger.
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Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Plans were met with questions, reservations, rejection, bewilderment, violence, and, more recently, a yawn.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
In the sketches, which have racked up millions upon millions of views, Ketai overaccentuates Gadot’s singsongy Israeli accent but also seems to be processing human emotion for the very first time with wide-eyed bewilderment.
—David MacK, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
The president is working overtime to smother the divide, expressing bewilderment and anger at his supporters' fixation on the Epstein case.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Plans were met with questions, reservations, rejection, bewilderment, violence, and, more recently, a yawn.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
In the sketches, which have racked up millions upon millions of views, Ketai overaccentuates Gadot’s singsongy Israeli accent but also seems to be processing human emotion for the very first time with wide-eyed bewilderment.
—David MacK, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
The president is working overtime to smother the divide, expressing bewilderment and anger at his supporters' fixation on the Epstein case.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bewilderment
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewilderment. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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