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bewilderingbe‧wil‧der‧ing /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective - Changes in society are happening so fast, they sometimes seem bewildering.
- There was a bewildering variety of styles to choose from.
- Currently there is a bewildering variety of software available and my first task will be to suggest a simple classification.
- In the interim we will be faced with a bewildering array of options.
- Red Jungle Fowl are the progenitors of the bewildering variety of domestic fowl.
- Some of the bewildering range of ventures succeeded.
- The array is bewildering and the effect is numbing.
- We had, to the uninitiated, a bewildering assortment of electric sockets throughout the house.
- You are angry, vulnerable, gentle, fierce, with such bewildering speed that I find it fascinating.
► confusing unclear and difficult to understand: · a confusing message· The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost. ► puzzling (also perplexing formal) confusing, especially because something is different from what you expect: · Jan's decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling.· It was the trivial details which he found so perplexing. ► baffling extremely difficult to understand even though you have tried for a long time: · Police are close to solving one of Australia's most baffling murder cases.· The failure was baffling, given the success of his previous businesses. ► bewildering very confusing, especially because something is strange or new, or because there are a lot of different things: · Brain diseases can cause many bewildering changes in a person's emotions and behaviour.· There is a bewildering number of mobile phone deals on offer. something that makes you feel confused► confusing confusing instructions, explanations, situations etc make you feel confused, because it is not clear what they mean or what you should do: · The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost.· I found some of the questions really confusing.confusing for: · The procedure can be a little confusing for beginners. ► puzzling a puzzling action or situation is very confusing, especially because it is strange or new, or because a lot of different things are happening at the same time: · Jan's decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling.· Don't you think it's puzzling that no-one noticed them leave?puzzling to: · Some of the results of the experiments were puzzling to researchers. ► baffling extremely difficult or impossible to understand, and therefore making you feel extremely confused: · I found his sudden refusal to come to the wedding completely baffling.· New evidence has provided a clue to one of the most baffling crimes the police have had to deal with. ► bewildering a bewildering situation is very confusing, especially because it is strange or new, or because of lot of different things are happening at the same time: · Changes in society are happening so fast, they sometimes seem bewildering.a bewildering number/variety/range etc (=so many things that is difficult for you to choose): · There was a bewildering variety of styles to choose from. ► a bewildering variety/array/range a bewildering variety of choices ► bewildering array a bewildering array of options ► a bewildering variety (=so many that you feel confused)· There is a bewildering variety of roses to choose from. NOUN► array· In the interim we will be faced with a bewildering array of options.· There appears to be a bewildering array of choices of software and hardware.· The big essential oil suppliers stock a bewildering array of essences.· The entire vehicle was festooned with a bewildering array of kit.· There is a bewildering array of environmental and wildlife holidays to choose from.· Besides, the forms of the incentives themselves come in a bewildering array.· The multiple debtor can face a bewildering array of different creditors using different courts, different procedures and different threats. ► variety· Red Jungle Fowl are the progenitors of the bewildering variety of domestic fowl.· Currently there is a bewildering variety of software available and my first task will be to suggest a simple classification.· Clay minerals occur in a bewildering variety of forms; only the major groups are listed in Table 6.3.· But supporting a bewildering variety of good causes is typical of the famous in the late-80s.· During the subsequent centuries, those teachings would surface under a bewildering variety of names.· Even under the microscope, it is hard to detect any structure, because of the bewildering variety of nerve fibres criss-crossing one another.· It is read by different readers in a bewildering variety of ways, as reviews and readers' letters attest.· The different dimensions of conflict overlap and interact in a sometimes bewildering variety of ways. confusing, especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same timea bewildering variety/array/range a bewildering variety of choices—bewilderingly adverb: The details are bewilderingly complex. |