Bewilderment
[,bɪ'wɪldəmənt] or [bɪ'wɪldɚmənt]
Definition
(n.) The state of being bewildered.
(n.) A bewildering tangle or confusion.
Typed by Konrad
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Perplexity, embarrassment, confusion, entanglement.
Typist: Xavier
Examples
- Tarzan was looking at her with an expression of puzzled bewilderment in his eyes as she glanced up at him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Hence my bewilderment at the phantoms of chairs, and the wraiths of looking-glasses, tea-urns, and teacups. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I had risen up in bed, I bent forward: first surprise, then bewilderment, came over me; and then my blood crept cold through my veins. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The lady gave a violent start and stared in bewilderment at my companion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The clerk, observing my bewilderment, favoured me with the result of his own observation of the stranger who was waiting downstairs. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In five minutes more the cloud of bewilderment dissolved: I knew quite well that I was in my own bed, and that the red glare was the nursery fire. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I don't understand, began Helena in bewilderment, when Justinian interposed. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Now indeed Lily was too far adrift in bewilderment to measure the other's words or keep watch on her own. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She looked up at me with the artless bewilderment of a child. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Nawt a bit, answered Sir Pitt, with a coolness and good-humour which set Miss Crawley almost mad with bewilderment. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Everywhere was tumult, exultation, deafening and maniacal bewilderment, astounding noise, yet furious dumb-show. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It was at this moment that the absurdity of his recent bewilderment struck upon his mind. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Blest if 'tain't all queer, muttered Gurt in bewilderment, and thereupon relapsed into silence. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Ursula looked up in some bewilderment. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She continued to look at him with a deepening bewilderment: her only clear impression resolved itself into a scared sense of his power. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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