Bewilderment definition

bĭ-wĭldər-mənt
The condition of being confused or disoriented.
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A confusion; jumble.
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A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle.

A bewilderment of lies and half-truths.

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

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

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The state of being bewildered.
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The fact or condition of being bewildered.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
bewilderment
Plural:
bewilderments

Origin of bewilderment

  • From bewilder +‎ -ment.

    From Wiktionary

Bewilderment Sentence Examples

  • Her hand paused as she stared in bewilderment at what sat in the bottom of the bath tub.

  • On the 1st of May following the king suddenly broke up a tournament at Greenwich, leaving the company in bewilderment and consternation.

  • Uncertain how to respond, Deidre laughed uncomfortably at the amount of bewilderment his question contained.

  • This is achieved; and Briinnhilde's horror and bewilderment at meeting Siegfried again as a stranger in his own shape creates a situation which Siegfried cannot understand, and which Hagen pretends to construe as damning evidence that Siegfried has betrayed Gunther's honour as well as Briinnhilde's.

  • They all stared in timid bewilderment at the strange, long-haired commander dressed up in feathers and gold.

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