bewilderment

Converse of object

• cause: He said, " Strong words and capping threats from government will simply cause weary bewilderment.
• increase: No attack materialized, and during Sunday there was increasing bewilderment and loss of nerve.
• express: Provincial members expressed bewilderment at all this and the EC recommendation was upheld, not with full authority, forty three to twenty three.
• induce: Douglas Coupland called the bewilderment induced by there being too many choices ' option paralysis ' ( ' Generation X ' , 1991 ).
• call: Douglas Coupland called the bewilderment induced by there being too many choices ' option paralysis ' ( ' Generation X ' , 1991 ).

Adjective modifier

• utter: His look of utter bewilderment was a joy to behold!
• initial: After the initial bewilderment, I must admit I felt some slight anger and betrayal.
• complete: Nevertheless, the fact remains that I embraced my complete bewilderment.
• total: Have anyone else had these feeling of total bewilderment.
• professed: Their professed bewilderment, following 1916, seemed to confirm that they were totally indifferent to Ireland's struggle for national and social independence.
• great: The antics on pitch caused great bewilderment and amusement for all in the stands, although they never quite knew what was going on.