bewilderment

[bih-wil-der-muhnt] Origin

be·wil·der·ment

[bih-wil-der-muhnt]
noun
1.
bewildered state.
2.
a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions: a bewilderment of smoke, noise, and pushing people.

Origin:
1810–20; bewilder + -ment
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Bewilderment is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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bewilder (bɪˈwɪldə)
 
vb
1.  to confuse utterly; puzzle
2.  archaic to cause to become lost
 
[C17: see be-, wilder]
 
bewilderment
 
n

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bewilderment
1820, "condition of being bewildered," from bewilder + -ment; meaning "thing or situation which bewilders" is from 1844.
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