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bafflement

noun
/ˈbaf(ə)lmənt/UK

Etymology

From baffle + -ment.

  1. derived from befer
  2. derived from bafouer
  3. suffixed as bafflement — “baffle + ment”

Definitions

  1. The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.

    • "Have you any theory about this occurrence to-night?" She watched him eagerly as she asked the question. He made a gesture of bafflement. "None whatever—it's beyond me," he confessed.
    • The error here is to confuse British composure with the appearance of bafflement, embarrassment and reserve.

  2. Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.

    • The cartoon characters on the front cover, the irritatingly meaningless track names . . . make it seem like a concept album about global warming for kids. Since the lyrics remain a bafflement, it might well be.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bafflement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA