bafflement

The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.

"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.

The error here is to confuse British composure with the appearance of bafflement, embarrassment and reserve.

Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.

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.