bewilderment

[bih-wil-der-muhnt]

noun

1. bewildered bewildered state.

2. a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions.

   a bewilderment of smoke, noise, and pushing people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bewilderment¹

First recorded in 1810–20; bewilder + -ment

Example Sentences

Elsewhere in the crowd, bewilderment laced with anger when families who had been informed that their loved ones would be released discovered they weren’t on the buses after all.

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At the end, there seemed to be bewilderment among the masses of Hampden, a dazed feeling about how to react to what they'd just witnessed.

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The habit is a source of curiosity and bewilderment inside the fitness community and beyond.

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Holger Rune, one of the world’s best tennis players, was in Shanghai this month, sitting on court in a puddle of his own sweat, when he turned to the chair umpire in bewilderment.

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The fact that Farage has ruled out any kind of deal with the Conservatives is met with bewilderment.

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Related Words

• confusion 
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• perplexity