[
US
/bɪˈwɪɫdɝd/
]
[ UK /bɪwˈɪldəd/ ]
[ UK /bɪwˈɪldəd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
she felt lost on the first day of school
obviously bemused by his questions
bewildered and confused
just a mixed-up kid
How To Use bewildered In A Sentence
- Leicester were full of verve and energy and, basically, bewildered most of the opposition last season. Times, Sunday Times
- Bewildered, I watch her eyes flicker with the memory of sudden shock and amazement.
- Mid morning a young girl arrives after a harrowing journey, bewildered by her new surroundings.
- Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer.
- Some people miss out on care and support simply because they end up confused and bewildered by the process. Times, Sunday Times
- In that context, I found phrases like these kind of disconcerting and hard to read: the passions of his bewildered heart … a maelstrom of melancholicaly erupted emotion … causing a bit of the guilt to spatter through his brow … that would never permit his repression, never allow for nothing short of predetermined apocalyptic salvation. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Frank Murdock’s Review Forum
- Bewildered by the suddenness of this blow, I could but watch in helpless silence the advancing throng, with my poor friends in their midst, their hands bound, their tottering footsteps directed by rude shoves towards the pipul tree, the accustomed assembly place of the villagers and the village council. Tales of Destiny
- The first couple he tried were both profoundly deaf, and he didn't get much reaction beyond a bewildered smile.
- What happened to this mother is tragic, and right now she'll be feeling bewildered and confused. The Sun
- She feels flattered by the clamour of attention, if a little bewildered. Times, Sunday Times