bewildered
adjective
be·wil·dered
bi-ˈwil-dərd 
bē-
: deeply or utterly confused or perplexed
I was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything.—
Bram Stoker
Bram StokerHe looked at her with a bewildered expression.
Speaking for myself, I stumbled into motherhood and was bewildered at the shift of gears, the volte-face required to reorient myself, my values and my way of life into being a carer of small children.—Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine BuntingExamples of bewildered in a Sentence
the bewildered child wandered aimlessly around the playground
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Massachusetts State Police ushered thousands of bewildered attendees into the tunnel.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Fido was fine, if a little bewildered, and in February 1973, the board lifted its book bans.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
At the risk of sounding less like a columnist and more like a bewildered bystander … what the heck happened?
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Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
The noise in the Garden was now basically a bewildered jet engine, a roar that was tinged with disbelief.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Fido was fine, if a little bewildered, and in February 1973, the board lifted its book bans.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
At the risk of sounding less like a columnist and more like a bewildered bystander … what the heck happened?
—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
The noise in the Garden was now basically a bewildered jet engine, a roar that was tinged with disbelief.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bewildered
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“Bewildered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewildered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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