Bewilderment: meaning, definitions and examples
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bewilderment
[ bษชหwษชldษrmษnt ]
feeling of confusion
Bewilderment is the state of being completely puzzled or confused. It is the feeling of not understanding something or being unable to make sense of a situation.
Synonyms
confusion, perplexity, puzzlement
Examples of usage
- The sudden change in plans left him in bewilderment.
- Her face showed bewilderment as she tried to comprehend the complex instructions.
Translations
Translations of the word "bewilderment" in other languages:
๐ต๐น perplexidade
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคธเคฎเคเคเคธ
๐ฉ๐ช Verwirrung
๐ฎ๐ฉ kebingungan
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฑะตะฝัะตะถะตะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ zmieszanie
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฐๆ (ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท perplexitรฉ
๐ช๐ธ perplejidad
๐น๐ท ลaลkฤฑnlฤฑk
๐ฐ๐ท ๋นํฉ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงุฑุชุจุงู
๐จ๐ฟ zmatenรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ zmรคtenie
๐จ๐ณ ๅฐๆ (kรนnhuรฒ)
๐ธ๐ฎ zmedenost
๐ฎ๐ธ ruglingur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐะฑััะถั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแฃแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ รงaลqฤฑnlฤฑq
๐ฒ๐ฝ perplejidad
Word origin
The word 'bewilderment' originated from the combination of 'be-' meaning thoroughly and 'wilderness', suggesting a state of being lost in a mental wilderness. It first appeared in the English language in the 17th century.
See also: bewilder, bewildered, bewilderedly, bewildering, bewilderingly.