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
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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