Bewilderment

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  • noun. The condition of being confused or disoriented.
  • noun. A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being bewildered.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state of being bewildered.
  • noun. A bewildering tangle or confusion.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being bewildered.
  • noun. A confusing or perplexing situation.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. confusion resulting from failure to understand
    • Word Usage
    "In response to what he called the "bewilderment" of people watching the child sexual abuse scandal unfold at Penn State, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff said he plans to introduce legislation to make more information about state-related universities available to the public."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    confusedness  confusion  disarray  mental confusion  muddiness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    awe  dejection  desperation  disbelief  dismay  
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