mystification (Meaning)

Wordnet

mystification (n)

confusion resulting from failure to understand

something designed to mystify or bewilder

the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

Webster

mystification (n.)

The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify.

FAQs About the word mystification

confusion resulting from failure to understand, something designed to mystify or bewilder, the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffle

confusion, fog, tangle, maze, bafflement, befuddlement, embarrassment, bemusement, puzzlement, discomfort

certainty, certainty,conviction, confidence, assurance, confidence, conviction, assurance,certitude, sureness

The labyrinthine plot induced a profound mystification in the audience.

The enigmatic disappearance of the missing artifact plunged investigators into a state of mystification.

The elusive nature of the subatomic particle left scientists utterly mystified.

The beguiling smoke and mirrors performance created an atmosphere of mystification among the onlookers.