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
mystification (countable and uncountable, plural mystifications)
The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
A mystifying thing.
• bafflement
• bewilderment
• obfuscation
Source: Wiktionary
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
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
