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Bafflement

//ˈbaf(ə)lmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled. uncountable

    ""Have you any theory about this occurrence to-night?" She watched him eagerly as she asked the question. He made a gesture of bafflement. "None whatever—it's beyond me," he confessed."

  2. 2
    confusion resulting from failure to understand wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement. countable

    "The cartoon characters on the front cover, the irritatingly meaningless track names . . . make it seem like a concept album about global warming for kids. Since the lyrics remain a bafflement, it might well be."

Etymology

From baffle + -ment.

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