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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In many ways, the deepfake issue appears increasingly Kafkaesque: a bewildering maze of shifting identities, elusive culprits, a tech bureaucracy sprawling beyond regulatory reach — and laws that are always lagging at least a few steps behind.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
And maybe David Bednar recaptures his old form and the Pittsburgh ‘pen proves as bewildering to opponents as the Tigers’ did down the stretch.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
This means that the same bewildering powertrain options will be offered on the SM: one with 44 kW (about 60 horsepower) that would be enough to surpass the likes of the Husqvarna FS 450 and KTM 450 SMR.
—New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
But by the end, Sirens shifts gears again and descends into bewildering melodrama with a nonsensical final twist that feels tacked on for the sake of having a big final twist.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 May 2025
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
And maybe David Bednar recaptures his old form and the Pittsburgh ‘pen proves as bewildering to opponents as the Tigers’ did down the stretch.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
This means that the same bewildering powertrain options will be offered on the SM: one with 44 kW (about 60 horsepower) that would be enough to surpass the likes of the Husqvarna FS 450 and KTM 450 SMR.
—New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
But by the end, Sirens shifts gears again and descends into bewildering melodrama with a nonsensical final twist that feels tacked on for the sake of having a big final twist.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 May 2025
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewildering. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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