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bewilderment
noun be·wil·der·ment \-dər-mənt\
Definition of BEWILDERMENT
1
: the quality or state of being bewildered
2
: a bewildering tangle or confusion
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First Known Use of BEWILDERMENT
1811
Related to BEWILDERMENT
- Synonyms
- bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, confusion, confusedness, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl
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