as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment
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Recent Examples of bewilderment
Sebastian gradually stoops, her frame becoming bent and delicate, her face a soft mask of bewilderment.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
How painful her bewilderment at finding herself with two small children!
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Krejci’s expression as referee Tom Kirk brandished the red card looked like one of genuine bewilderment.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
My dog looked on in bewilderment.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
How painful her bewilderment at finding herself with two small children!
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Krejci’s expression as referee Tom Kirk brandished the red card looked like one of genuine bewilderment.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
My dog looked on in bewilderment.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bewilderment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewilderment
Noun
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Michelle Sparck, director of Get Out the Native Vote, a nonpartisan voting rights advocacy group affiliated with the Alaska Federation of Natives, worries about creating confusion and fear among voters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Other passengers described confusion and disorganization within the lines themselves.—
Jared Eggleston,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some patchy inland fog was also possible, mainly across the interior and over on the southwestern coast of Florida.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewilderment. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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