Synonyms for bewilderment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bih-wil-der-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈwɪl dər mənt


Définition of bewilderment

Origin :
  • 1820, "condition of being bewildered," from bewilder + -ment; meaning "thing or situation which bewilders" is from 1844.
  • noun puzzlement
Example sentences :
  • To the bewilderment of the Leopard Woman the pace of the safari now slackened.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • The parson tried vainly to struggle out of his bewilderment.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • He had watched her in bewilderment, chilled to the bones, as if touched by the hand of death.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Bewilderment and unaccustomed weakness overtook Lady Coryston.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • There were gasps, explosive curses of bewilderment, amazement.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • As for the Friends, they went home in a state of bewilderment.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • And I, too, I must admit, turned upon Hartnett with a stare of bewilderment.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • And they separated in a sort of bewilderment, shaking hands in a tired fashion.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • Chris stared, almost forgetting the pose of unconsciousness in his bewilderment.
  • Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
  • The bewilderment on the poor little face was frightening me.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

Antonyms for bewilderment

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