BEWILDERMENT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

bewilderment

noun

bi-ˈwil-dər-mənt

Definition of bewilderment next

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 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. —

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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Noun

Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said former President Joe Biden’s moment of confusion at the Obama Presidential Center’s dedication ceremony doesn’t paint a good image for Democrats.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
Some confusion remained Saturday as to the terms of the settlement with the state, how close the parties are to that settlement and how much of the city’s street art would be removed under that agreement.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026