bewilderment
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News of the updated sign language was met with applause and general bewilderment from Disneyland fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The mixture of satisfaction, excitement and sheer bewilderment that Neill wore in the first dinosaur scene in “Jurassic Park” was so effective that it made viewers feel like they, too, were witnessing something beyond imagination.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The announcement came after the country's President Lee Jae Myung said that he felt "not just confusion but utter bewilderment at the unexpected outcome".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Executives at rival companies have expressed bewilderment at the resulting product—a flexible 3-inch white square made of detergent fibers that feels like a pad of fabric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
When he spun around in bewilderment, Aarfy was grinning proudly from ear to ear like something inhuman as he held up a shattered paper map for Yossarian to see.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing bewilderment
The Giver
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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