befuddlement

• “Then his normal befuddlement is exponentially enhanced by two very unexpected -- and potentially very dangerous -- visitors from the pound.”

  The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs by Richard Yancey: Book summary

• “He looked around the room blankly, an expression of befuddlement on his face.”

  Simon & Schuster: Among the Ghosts

• “Many people are puzzled by us, and their anxious befuddlement translates into crude stereotyping or, unconsciously perhaps, a refusal to see us at all.”

  The Guardian World News

• “A scorching weekend was full of spins as the slick surface of "The Track Too Tough To Tame" left drivers slapping the wall in befuddlement.”

  Denny Hamlin earns Darlington sweep with Southern 500 win

• “Moroxes in their befuddlement are the near-opposite of a structure known as the Tom Swifty, where the adverb modifies a verb or noun to form a pun.”

  Verbatim: VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 2

• “The first five minutes of the debate saw historians, learned meeja types and BBC presenters using the silly word "befuddlement" so often I'm sure someone behind the scenes had dared them.”

  The Daily Record - Home

• “So far, Twitter has been a befuddlement, Facebook an occasional dabble, and texting a rarity.”

  The Huffington Post: Kari Henley: Mommy Bloggers Are Going to Rule the World

• “And when your hero, in pursuit of a baddie after dark, steps on a rake and knocks himself out with comical stars circling his head to show it or finds himself duped into drinking an intoxicating aperitif, you too experience his concussion and befuddlement.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Tintin & Co.

• “Bestseller befuddlement: 'The Times list is what it is”

  Bestseller befuddlement: ‘The Times list is what it is’ | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

• “You could even see awe and befuddlement on Noel and Mitch's faces at one point.”

  The Huffington Post: Binky Philips: Seeing and Not Seeing Jimi Hendrix

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