befuddlement

noun

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as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty the library patron was in obvious befuddlement over where to find the appropriate references

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  1. confusion
  2. fog
  3. bewilderment
Noun
  • Further confusion, delays or uncertainty will be consuming your path now, Sagittarius.
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • This can cause dementia, confusion, and visual and hearing problems.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • National Weather Service has warned that visibility has dropped to 1/4 mile or less amid the fog.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But after spending most of the day under low stratus clouds, patchy fog and coastal drizzle caused by onshore flow, New Yorkers will likely need an umbrella for the evening hours, as a cold front coming from the west is expected to dump up to three-quarters of an inch of rain.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of fog
Noun
  • Over the last few weeks, the Europeans have gone from shock to bewilderment to revulsion.
    — David Brooks, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • And the Leafs winger wasn’t alone in his bewilderment.
    — Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of bewilderment
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