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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
- 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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