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Meaning of "wilderment" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF WILDERMENT

ˈwɪldərmənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILDERMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wilderment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WILDERMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wilderment in the English dictionary

The definition of wilderment in the dictionary is bewilderment, or.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILDERMENT

accouterment · advertisement · agreement · apartment · assessment · beleaguerment · department · development · devourment · document · element · embowerment · employment · engagement · entertainment · environment · equipment · pesterment · ponderment · sunderment

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILDERMENT

wild-goose chase · wild-water · wildcat · wildcat strike · wildcatted · wildcatter · wildcatting · Wilde · wildebeest · wilder · wilderness · wildfire · wildfowl · wildfowler · wildfowling · wilding · wildish · wildlands · wildlife · wildlife park

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILDERMENT

a visual impairment · betterment · bewilderment · comment · conferment · debarment · disempowerment · disinterment · dismemberment · empowerment · endangerment · endearment · ferment · garment · impairment · interment · reckless endangerment · torment · undergarment · visual impairment · wonderment

Synonyms and antonyms of wilderment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wilderment» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF WILDERMENT

Find out the translation of wilderment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wilderment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wilderment» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

wilderment
1,325 millions of speakers
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wilderment
570 millions of speakers
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English

wilderment
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

wilderment
380 millions of speakers
ar

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wilderment
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

wilderment
278 millions of speakers
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wilderment
270 millions of speakers
bn

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wilderment
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

wilderment
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Wilderment
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

wirrung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

wilderment
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

wilderment
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wilderment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wilderment
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

wilderment
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वाइल्डरमेंट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

wilderment
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

wilderment
65 millions of speakers
pl

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wilderment
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

wilderment
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

wilderment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wilderment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wilderment
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

wilderment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wilderment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wilderment

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILDERMENT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of wilderment
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «wilderment».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wilderment

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILDERMENT»

Discover the use of wilderment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wilderment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Widener: Biography of a Library
With copious illustrations and wide-ranging narrative, Widener: Biography of a Library is not only a record of benefactors and collections; it is the tale of the students, scholars, and staff who give a great library its life.
Matthew Battles, 2004
2
Madeline City and Other Tales
T^e Machinations of Many he headquarters of the Magmen Rebellion was just west of the Whitters/Wilderment border, and Quentin estimated that they'd arrive around noon on the day following the sanctuary job. The trip was like most all the  ...
Steven Maus, 2008
3
East and West: A Novel
Hearty's cronies, and he could not recover his be-. wilderment at seeing him in such habiliments, they broke up in his mind the associations of years; and he stood eyeing Hearty with a kind of puzzling sensation, while that worthy's tongue run ...
Frederick William Thomas, 1836
4
Forest Leaves. [Poems.]
Lost in the night And wilderment of wo, he follows on, Weeping along behind her, til] at length Abner, with stern command, bids him return. Then, with one lingering look, one silent prayer, He turns toward his desolated home, A broken-hearted ...
Mrs. Lydia Jane PEIRSON, 1845
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Ecocriticism
However, if the sublime required a degree of terror to induce the requisite spiritual or even political be-wilderment, it would always be vulnerable to technological and cultural change. European civilisation largely mastered its mountains with ...
Greg Garrard, 2011
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Decadent Verse: An Anthology of Late-Victorian Poetry, 1872-1900
... of Venus' cherishing; And there the tangled house and toil that ne'er should be undone: But ruth ofDaedalus himselfa queen's love—sorrow won, And he himself undid the snare and winding wilderment, Guiding the blind feet with the thread.
Caroline Blyth, 2011
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The last night of Pompeii: a poem: and Lays and legends
He loved the light, adored the truth, yet dared Meet not the perils it revealed ; and now Unto the altar's horns he clung and gasped His panic breath, and gazed beseeching round In utter horror's wilderment, and groped Amid the shrine lights  ...
Sumner Lincoln Fairfield, 1832
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The curate of Steinhollt [by J. Flamank] 2 vols
hence she became reckless of earthly enjoyment, and almost desirous that, what she believed you had despised — her regard and love — you might never possess ; and thus, in a fit of be-* wilderment and desperation, she yielded to the  ...
James Flamank, 1837
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The Collected Novels of José Saramago
... or its Visigothic rulers, the Muslims might look on it with a glimmer of recognition, the Portuguese with increasing be- wilderment. They are sitting in pairs around the bonfire, Joaquim and Maria, Jos6 and Joana, Pedro and Constant, the night ...
José Saramago, 2010
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Waiting for Jules: A Novel
I asked, staring at her in complete be~ wilderment. “Do What?” “Talk for that long nonstop without breathing. I swear, I'must waiting for you to pass out.” “I do? Didn' t know. Should I stop?”jacklyn asked. “NO, just an Observation. I must've been ...
Tamara N. Houston, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILDERMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wilderment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mimiko: The Many Sides Of A Defection
Nonetheless, two years after, Mimiko trudged forth to the wilderment of many to the federal level and became a minister without the support of Agagu whose ... «Leadership Newspapers, Aug 14»
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... by figures such as Al Gore, James Cameron, and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on topics like "Beasts, Bugs & Bio-wilderment" and "Chew On This.". «Christian Science Monitor, Apr 12»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Wilderment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wilderment>. May 2024 ».
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