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Synonyms & Antonyms of bewilderment
a state of mental uncertainty
- the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment
Synonyms for bewilderment
- bafflement,
- bamboozlement,
- befuddlement,
- bemusement,
- bewilderedness,
- confusedness,
- confusion,
- discombobulation,
- distraction,
- fog,
- head-scratching,
- maze
- [chiefly dialect],
- muddle,
- mystification,
- perplexity,
- puzzlement,
- tangle,
- whirl
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewilderment. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of bewilderment was in 1793
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