Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.
- v. present participle of bewilder.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Causing bewilderment or great perplexity.
Examples
“What I find bewildering is that they've chosen to cut a successful, well-loved, thriving arts organisation.”
“Information cascades upon us in bewildering abundance.”
“I accuse also the Feminist movement for its part in bewildering society regarding the relations of the sexes.”
“If one might judge from his appearance, there was every probability of the coach coming past before Mr. Britain knew where HE was; for he stood in a state of abstraction, mentally balancing the Doctor against the lawyers, and the lawyers against the Doctor, and their clients against both, and engaged in feeble attempts to make the thimble and nutmeg-grater (a new idea to him) square with anybody's system of philosophy; and, in short, bewildering himself as much as ever his great namesake has done with theories and schools.”
“HE was; for he stood in a state of abstraction, mentally balancing the Doctor against the lawyers, and the lawyers against the Doctor, and their clients against both, and engaged in feeble attempts to make the thimble and nutmeg – grater (a new idea to him) square with anybody’s system of philosophy; and, in short, bewildering himself as much as ever his great namesake has done with theories and schools.”
“The UCI also finds them bewildering, which is why they're placing new restrictions on time trial bikes.”
“The phrase was bewildering, but its tone was clear enough.”
“One instant genial smiles overspread his expressive countenance, whereon the faintest emotion writes its legend with instantaneous and responsive touch; the next, on occasion, a Jove-like sternness settles on his face, and, with a facility of expression bewildering to less gifted tongues, scathing invective, cutting sarcasm, or bitter irony impress upon an offender the gravity of a breach of discipline.”
“I vividly recall the bewildering onslaught of our mother leading a bevy of church ladies in search of the missing.”
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dario In Spanish: desconcertante. Apr 29, 2010