bewildering
adjective
be·wil·der·ing
bi-ˈwil-d(ə-)riŋ 
bē-
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
an utterly bewildering experience
a bewildering number of possibilities
… a place of odd traditions and bewildering practices.—
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bewilderingly
adverb
a bewilderingly complex situation
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But, given the complex ubiquity of Dylan’s music and life story, the movie’s synthetic simplicity is bewildering.
—The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
In the United States today, 1,176 private health insurers offer a bewildering number of plans.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
And, with 461 cabins, 13 decks, and five pools, Explora II proved to be just the right size of floating hotel for a few days spent mostly at sea—not so big as to be bewildering, but big enough that there was plenty to discover each day.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
The rebel groups are made up of a bewildering array of militias including the Syrian Free Army, Islamic State, Guardians of Islam, al-Qaeda, Druze militias, Kurdish militias, Mujahedin Khalq, and others.
—Ghassan E. El-Eid, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
In the United States today, 1,176 private health insurers offer a bewildering number of plans.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
And, with 461 cabins, 13 decks, and five pools, Explora II proved to be just the right size of floating hotel for a few days spent mostly at sea—not so big as to be bewildering, but big enough that there was plenty to discover each day.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
The rebel groups are made up of a bewildering array of militias including the Syrian Free Army, Islamic State, Guardians of Islam, al-Qaeda, Druze militias, Kurdish militias, Mujahedin Khalq, and others.
—Ghassan E. El-Eid, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewildering. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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