bafflement n : confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bemusement]

English

Etymology

baffle + -ment

Noun

1. the state or result of being baffled
2. something that causes interference or blockage

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