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
Examples of bewilderment in a Sentence
the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
And Bericoto, to the bewilderment of everyone, put his head down and started jogging to second, apparently thinking Haase had struck out.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 June 2026
There is, however, a sense of bewilderment in Britain as to how things went wrong so quickly.
—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
His castmate Geena Davis expressed her own bewilderment at the cancellation to Deadline’s sister publication, The Hollywood Reporter, earlier this week.
—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewilderment. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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