bewilderment
The state of being bewilderedThe state of being bewildered.
» I shrugged my shoulders in bewilderment.
Я пожал плечами в недоумении.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being bewildered.
She looked around in bewilderment.
Fassungslosigkeit, Verblüfftheit, Verdutztheit
недоуме́ниеnedouménije, замеша́тельствоzamešátelʹstvo
(countable, uncountable)A confusing or perplexing situation.
неразберихаnerazberixa, пу́таницаpútanica
- confusion resulting from failure to understand
Examples
11 sentencesI shrugged my shoulders in bewilderment.
ruЯ пожал плечами в недоумении.
Ziri was deep in thought and bewilderment.
Tom's face clearly showed bewilderment coupled with irritation.
ruНа лице Тома явно читалось недоумение вкупе с раздражением.
Trevelyan and I looked at each other in bewilderment.
"It's a mink," said Tom, causing bewilderment among his friends.
ru«Это норка», — сказал Том, вызвав недоумение у своих друзей.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From bewilder + -ment.From bewilder + -ment.
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Forms
plural: bewilderments| Singular | bewilderment |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- confusion resulting from failure to understand:obfuscationpuzzlementbefuddlementmystificationbafflementbemusement
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable