The proliferation of guidebooks spoke to the bewilderment of the first-time short-term visitor to the city, yet long-term residents too continued to find the experience alienating.
The fact that he appeared to move from a state of bewilderment and uncertainty, towards the possession of a certain peace and acceptance, offers some support for this argument.
As the play unfolded before them in total silence, their violent intentions turned first to bewilderment and eventually to disinterest, as they drifted away during the third act.
At the same time, the war city is a loathsome place whose images of enclosure and entrapment deny human dignity, causing bewilderment and disorientation.
Their language communicates their distress, disorientation and, often, bewilderment.
It is an interesting account of genuine bewilderment at culturally different behaviour.
Initially, of course, there will be a little bewilderment.
Indeed, the initial reaction to an enquiry in this field must again be one of disappointment and even bewilderment.
