be‧wil‧der‧ment/bɪˈwɪldəmənt $ -dər-/ noun[UNCOUNTABLE] a feeling of being very confused SYN confusion in bewilderment ▪ She looked at him in bewilderment.
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS VERB look ▪ She was awake now, and looking about her in bewilderment. ▪ He rushed ahead and looked around in bewilderment. ▪ Meanwhile he looked with bewilderment at the married people he knew, particularly his parents. ▪ She looked at him in bewilderment. ▪ He looked up in bewilderment and noticed the self-assurance had gone from her eyes. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A good deal of role confusion and bewilderment as the growing child encounters the newer ways is to be expected and observed. ▪ He rushed ahead and looked around in bewilderment. ▪ His head tilted to the side in amused bewilderment. ▪ She accepted the news of war with bewilderment and sadness; feelings she soon learned to keep to herself. ▪ Such comments reflected as much bewilderment as paranoia. ▪ The cover shot nicely evokes the bewilderment felt when climbing in Ordesa.
be‧wil‧der‧ment/bɪˈwɪldəmənt $ -dər-/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE] 