MYSTIFICATION

mystification, obfuscation

(noun) the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

mystification

(noun) something designed to mystify or bewilder

bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement

(noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

mystification (countable and uncountable, plural mystifications)

The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.

A mystifying thing.

Synonyms

• bafflement

• bewilderment

• obfuscation

Source: Wiktionary

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Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mystification.]

Definition: The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify. The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been playing off a mystification on his Grace. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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