bewilderment
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But a little bit of bewilderment can be a very good thing.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
New Liverpool recruit Jeremy Jacquet, who had been caught upfield, gestured in bewilderment at his fellow Rennes defenders.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
They were stand-ins for mid-1940s moviegoers; more to the point, mirrors, reflecting the full range of audience reactions—love, respect, bewilderment, compassion, impatience, contempt—to the battered men recently restored to their midst.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
At the end, there seemed to be bewilderment among the masses of Hampden, a dazed feeling about how to react to what they'd just witnessed.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
Enrique’s bewilderment turns to confusion and then to adolescent anger.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Vocabulary lists containing bewilderment
The Giver
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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