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bewildered

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //bɪˈwɪɫdɝd// UK //bɪwˈɪldəd// be·wil·dered

adj. feeling very confused and not sure what is happening. You feel this way when something is too complicated or strange to understand.

adj. feeling extreme confusion or disorientation. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'look', 'feel', or 'seem'.


SIMPLE

He had a bewildered look on his face.

CONTEXTUAL

The tourists stood in the middle of the busy station, looking bewildered by the complex train schedule.

COMPLEX

Even the most experienced scientists were left bewildered by the test results, which appeared to contradict every established law of physics they had previously relied upon.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly follows linking verbs; often paired with the preposition 'by'.

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