bafflement
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[edit]bafflement (countable and uncountable, plural bafflements)
- (uncountable) The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.
- Synonym: baffle
- 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, chapter XII, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, →OCLC:
- "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.
- 2008, Chris Rojek, Brit-Myth: Who Do the British Think They Are?, Reaktion Books, →ISBN:
- The error here is to confuse British composure with the appearance of bafflement, embarrassment and reserve.
- (countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
- 2005 December 16, Josh Tyrangiel, “Best of 2005: Music”, in Time[1], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2006-09-13:
- 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.
Translations
[edit]result or state of being baffled
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