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# bewilderment

«bewilderment» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a state of being confused and not understanding what is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (bewilderment, no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Bewilderment is a state of being confused and not understanding what is going on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bewilderment/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Zechariah says God will strike enemy horses with confusion, showing that He defends Jerusalem without human weapons. In the primary lessons: in stories a character is lost in bewilderment after strange events happen.

### examples

- In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with bewilderment, and his rider with madness; and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. (Prophets ZEC.12.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bewilderment/#x1)
- Urashima was lost in bewilderment and trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bewilderment/#x2)
- The old man stood in bewilderment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bewilderment/#x3)
- Her face showed bewilderment at the sudden news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bewilderment/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bewilderment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bewilderment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.