bewildered
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- bewilderedly adverb
- bewilderedness noun
- unbewildered adjective
- unbewilderedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of bewildered
Example Sentences
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"I'm not angry. I'm just bewildered, confused, unhappy," she said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Mullin then did stand his butt up, before the bewildered committee chairman, Bernie Sanders, stopped it.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Roving among the points of view of a sprawling cast—the sisters, their scattered children and grandchildren, and an assortment of bewildered spouses and exes—the stories often center on obligatory reunions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Last year, he beamed himself into the WEF from the White House, appearing before an audience of largely bewildered European executives just two days after his inauguration.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
Then I watched as planes sank into them, and I stared, bewildered, at the TV as the unimaginably tall structures swayed, then buckled.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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