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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Some of them are earnestly engaged in helping parents navigate a bewildering time of life.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Ireland is not our enemy, even if our president abuses it with his bewildering animus to free nations.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
In the initial months of Donald Trump’s second Administration, the qualities of malevolence, retribution, and bewildering velocity have obscured somewhat the ineptitude of its principals.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The journey to get here was serpentine and occasionally bewildering (remember, no 3-1 lead is safe against Denver, and every clean bill of health deserves public appreciation).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Ireland is not our enemy, even if our president abuses it with his bewildering animus to free nations.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
In the initial months of Donald Trump’s second Administration, the qualities of malevolence, retribution, and bewildering velocity have obscured somewhat the ineptitude of its principals.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The journey to get here was serpentine and occasionally bewildering (remember, no 3-1 lead is safe against Denver, and every clean bill of health deserves public appreciation).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewildering. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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