"wilderment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wilderments [plural]
Etymology: wilder + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wilder|ment}} wilder + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} wilderment (usually uncountable, plural wilderments)
  1. (archaic) bewilderment. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-wilderment-en-noun-wumKSf3x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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