Synonyms for mystification
- noun
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Noun
obfuscation formal, bewilderment, bafflement, befuddlement, perplexity, puzzlement, bemusement
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
Forms
- Plural
- mystifications → obfuscations, bewilderments, bafflements, befuddlements…
Example sentences
- bewilderment Boldi looked in Martha's direction in bewilderment.
- perplexity He laughed heartily at my perplexity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mystification | steady | |
| bewilderment | rising | |
| perplexity | rising | |
| bafflement | rising | |
| befuddlement | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- puzzlement3, perplexity4, bemusement3, bafflement
- 11 letters
- obfuscation4
- 12 letters
- bewilderment4, befuddlement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puzzlement3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mystification
- Italiano
- mistificazione