BEWILDERMENT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word bewilderment. (close relations)
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| befuddlement | nounn | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||
| mystification | nounn | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand • something designed to mystify or bewilder • the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered | ||||||
| puzzlement | nounn | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||
| confusion | nounn | |||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||
| daze | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally • confusion characterized by lack of clarity verb • to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light • overcome as with astonishment or disbelief | ||||||
| disorientation | nounn | |||||
noun • a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) • confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction | ||||||
| perplexity | nounn | |||||
noun • trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | ||||||
| bafflement | nounn | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||
| bemusement | nounn | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||
| obfuscation | nounn | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand • the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered • darkening or obscuring the sight of something | ||||||
