bewilderingbe‧wil‧der‧ing /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective 
a bewildering variety of choices—bewilderingly adverb: The details are bewilderingly complex.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 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.
THESAURUS
unclear and difficult to understand: · a confusing message· The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost.
(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.
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.
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.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that makes you feel confused 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.
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.
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.
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.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a bewildering variety of choicesCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bewildering array of options
confusing, especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same timea bewildering variety/array/range a bewildering variety of choices a bewildering array of options (=so many that you feel confused)· There is a bewildering variety of roses to choose from.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· 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.
· 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.
a bewildering variety of choices—bewilderingly adverb: The details are bewilderingly complex.