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Definitions for Bewilderment
bɪˈwɪl dər məntbe·wil·der·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusementnoun

    confusion resulting from failure to understand

Wiktionary

  1. bewildermentnoun

    The state of being bewildered.

  2. bewildermentnoun

    A confusing or perplexing situation.

Wikipedia

  1. Bewilderment

    Bewilderment is a 2021 novel by Richard Powers, published on September 21, 2021, by W. W. Norton & Company. It is Powers' thirteenth novel, his first since winning the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Overstory (2018).The novel was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.

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  1. bewilderment

    Bewilderment is a state or feeling of complete confusion, perplexity, or disorientation. It usually arises when one is unable to understand, grasp or make sense of a situation, event, or behavior. This often leads to uncertainty or being unsure about how to react or respond.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bewildermentnoun

    the state of being bewildered

  2. Bewildermentnoun

    a bewildering tangle or confusion

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bewilderment in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bewilderment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Bewilderment in a Sentence

  1. Kahlil Gibran:

    Time has been transformed, and we have changed it has advanced and set us in motion it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration.

  2. Ian Maxwell:

    It’s really shocking, another death by hanging in a high-security prison. My reaction is one of total shock and bewilderment.

  3. Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky:

    Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

  4. Anthon St Maarten:

    If I can spare just one gifted child unnecessary trauma, or inspire just one adult to come out of the 'clair closet', the bewilderment I had to endure would all be worth it.

  5. Luke Davies:

    All of the metaphorical stuff aside about the insanity of war, John Yossarian loses John Yossarian friends and this increases John Yossarian sense of anxiety, fear and bewilderment.

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