- 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 obfuscate1 - mystification, obfuscation - the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
--2 is a kind of activity
Derived form: verb obfuscate1 - obfuscation - darkening or obscuring the sight of something
--3 is a kind of blackening, darkening
Derived form: verb obfuscate1