- bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement - confusion resulting from failure to understand
--1 is a kind of confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray
Derived form: verb mystify2 - mystification - something designed to mystify or bewilder
--2 is a kind of artifact, artefact
Derived forms: verb mystify1, verb mystify2 - mystification, obfuscation - the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
--3 is a kind of activity
Derived forms: verb mystify1, verb mystify2