bewildered
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- bewilderedly adverb
- bewilderedness noun
- unbewildered adjective
- unbewilderedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of bewildered
Example Sentences
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"I'm not angry. I'm just bewildered, confused, unhappy," she said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“Then watch bewildered as the waves of our inconstancy lap them away, along with the footprints of the builder.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Mullin then did stand his butt up, before the bewildered committee chairman, Bernie Sanders, stopped it.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
In an interview with BBC Newsnight on Tuesday evening, Greenland's Minister of Industry and Natural Resources, Naaja Nathanielsen, said that Greenlanders were "bewildered" by the president's demands.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
She reads my bewildered expression and raises both hands to her face, mimicking a gesture I immediately recognize.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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