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
The structure of the tournament, with an unusual number of entrants and complicated seeding, also created some bewilderment.
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Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
As for that out-of-nowhere, electric guitar-heavy bridge, which shares zero melodic or rhythmic elements with the rest of the song, Jheri curls are still being scratched in bewilderment.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
There will be still rocky places of frustration and meandering points of bewilderment.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
The exchange took over the internet, with fans reacting with bewilderment, amusement, and really just ran with it, all in good meme-worthy fun.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
As for that out-of-nowhere, electric guitar-heavy bridge, which shares zero melodic or rhythmic elements with the rest of the song, Jheri curls are still being scratched in bewilderment.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
There will be still rocky places of frustration and meandering points of bewilderment.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
The exchange took over the internet, with fans reacting with bewilderment, amusement, and really just ran with it, all in good meme-worthy fun.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewilderment. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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