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
There will be still rocky places of frustration and meandering points of bewilderment.
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The case, which has shone a spotlight on chronic staff shortages and funding gaps in the country's medical system, has provoked anger and bewilderment from Russian politicians and online commentators.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
There was bewilderment at those two faces in those two color schemes.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Given MrBeast's history of taking on unexpected challenges juxtaposed with his clear bewilderment at being pulled into K-pop contract law, most observers interpreted the comments as genuine curiosity rather than a serious commitment to action.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bewilderment
Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The case, which has shone a spotlight on chronic staff shortages and funding gaps in the country's medical system, has provoked anger and bewilderment from Russian politicians and online commentators.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
There was bewilderment at those two faces in those two color schemes.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Given MrBeast's history of taking on unexpected challenges juxtaposed with his clear bewilderment at being pulled into K-pop contract law, most observers interpreted the comments as genuine curiosity rather than a serious commitment to action.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bewilderment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewilderment
Noun
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Thirty-one years after founding the Vans Warped Tour, the pop-punk patriarch is looking at the modern music industry with a mixture of confusion and frustration.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is not merely confusion about who is responsible but a gradual weakening of the expectations that make responsibility meaningful at all.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some locally dense fog remains possible Tuesday as dew point temperatures and air temperatures reach the low 60s.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Patchy dense fog will be possible for the inland areas.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewilderment. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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