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BAFFLEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bafflement mean? 

BAFFLEMENT (noun)
  The noun BAFFLEMENT has 1 sense:

1. confusion resulting from failure to understandplay

  Familiarity information: BAFFLEMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BAFFLEMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Confusion resulting from failure to understand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bafflement; befuddlement; bemusement; bewilderment; mystification; obfuscation; puzzlement

Hypernyms ("bafflement" is a kind of...):

confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)

Derivation:

baffle (be a mystery or bewildering to)


 Context examples 


He was equable, he was to be relied upon, and withal there was a certain bafflement about him.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



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