bewilderment

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The definition of bewilderment is a feeling of confusion or lack of understanding.

(noun)

An example of bewilderment is what you feel when you have tried to solve a very hard problem.

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See bewilderment in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the fact or condition of being bewildered
  2. a confusion; jumble

See bewilderment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The condition of being confused or disoriented.
  2. A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle: a bewilderment of lies and half-truths.

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