bewilderment
noun
be·wil·der·ment
bi-ˈwil-dər-mənt 
bē-
1
: the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused : the quality or state of being bewildered
She stared at them in bewilderment.
2
: a complicated or confusing state or condition : a bewildering tangle or confusion
a bewilderment of streets
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Examples of bewilderment in a Sentence
the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The video captures a few seconds of the cat's bewilderment at being outside, then the owner opens the door, and the tabby runs into the house with an appreciative mewl.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s something behind them, though—exhaustion, dread, sheer bewilderment at the choices some of his fellow Americans have made.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
But in the wake of Bezos’s decision not to endorse, many Post staffers have been left with unanswered questions and a sense of bewilderment over the reasoning behind the move.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewilderment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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