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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Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Small wonder the performers emerged bewildered.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The incident saw the Louvre shuttered Sunday and again Monday morning, with bewildered crowds evacuated from the area just after the assailants had struck.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
As Friday’s stabbing incident involving NFL alum Mark Sanchez slowly comes into focus, the team at Fox Sports seems to be just as bewildered as the rest of us.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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