bafflement
Collocations
2VERB + BAFFLEMENT
remain
BAFFLEMENT + NOUN
embarrassment, it's, migh, none
Definitions
noun
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — confusion resulting from failure to understand
- bewilderment
- obfuscation
- puzzlement
- befuddlement
- mystification
- bemusement
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3"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.
WiktionaryThe error here is to confuse British composure with the appearance of bafflement, embarrassment and reserve.
WiktionaryThe 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 migh
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