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noun
The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled; a shocked feeling of perplexed bewilderment, caused by being utterly unable to understand something or to move on from one's incomprehension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: baffle, bewilderment
Antonyms: clarity
noun
Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
confusion resulting from failure to understand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bemusement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
History
From baffle + -ment.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
