Bewildered (Adjective)
Meaning
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The student was bewilder by the teacher's explanation of the complex math problem and couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried.
- The tourist got off the train and walked around the unfamiliar city, feeling bewildered by the maze of streets and lack of signs.
- The manager was bewildered by the company's contradictory policies and struggled to make sense of them.
- The witness was bewildered by the lawyer's questions and gave inconsistent answers that didn't help her case.
- The little boy looked bewildered by his parents' arguing and hid under the bed, unsure of what to do.