bewilderment Definition

bewilder
verb

bewildered, bewildering
1. To confuse, disorientate or puzzle thoroughly, often by numerous things happening or moving at the same time or in rapid succession.

Thesaurus: confuse, confound, disconcert, baffle, mystify, perplex, disorient, bemuse.

Derivative: bewildered
adj

In a state of total confusion or disorientation
Thesaurus: disoriented, confused, puzzled, nonplussed, lost, lost in a fog (slang), in a dither, dazed, giddy, dizzy, at a loss, punch-drunk, addled, befuddled, agog, astonished, dumbfounded; Antonym: clearheaded, lucid.

Derivative: bewildering
adj

Derivative: bewilderingly
adverb

Derivative: bewilderment
noun

Etymology: 17c: from obsolete verb wilder to lose one's way.