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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Suzanna waits for hours in the bank’s vestibule—that practical but indeterminate space shielding the true interior from the intemperate outdoors—much to the bewilderment of the young security guard perched on a stool nearby.
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Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Her expressions of bewilderment were easy to see.
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Not out of cruelty but out of bewilderment.
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But my bewilderment was genuine.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Her expressions of bewilderment were easy to see.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Not out of cruelty but out of bewilderment.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
But my bewilderment was genuine.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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 21 Jun. 2026.
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