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Startling vs Bewildering - What's the difference?

startling | bewildering | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between startling and bewildering

is that startling is present participle of lang=en while bewildering is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between startling and bewildering

is that startling is likely to startle; surprising; shocking while bewildering is very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.

As a noun bewildering is

bewilderment.

startling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 27 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.}}

    Synonyms

    * alarming

    Derived terms

    * startlingly

    bewildering

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.
    • There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • bewilderment
  • * (Herman Melville), Pierre
    • Then the bewilderings of the comings and the goings of the coffins at the large and populous house; these bewilderings came over me. What was it to be dead? What is it to be living?