bewilderment

UK /bɪˈwɪldəmənt/ US /bɪˈwɪldəɹmənt/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

other

VERB + BEWILDERMENT

causing, face, looked, reflected, said, showed, shrugged, thought

BEWILDERMENT + NOUN

friends, irritation

PREP.

about, among, around, in, with

ADV.

clearly

noun

The state of being bewildered.

She looked around in bewilderment.

A confusing or perplexing situation.

noun — confusion resulting from failure to understand

She looked around in bewilderment.

Wiktionary

"I'm crying," said Anne in a tone of bewilderment. "I can't think why. I'm glad as glad can be."

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The cries of the foul birds awoke the two sleepers, who stared about them in bewilderment.

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Trevelyan and I looked at each other in bewilderment.

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I shrugged in bewilderment.

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I shrugged my shoulders in bewilderment.

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