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Meaning of BAFFLEMENT

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 Definition: [n]  confusion resulting from failure to understand
 
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 Synonyms: befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement
 
 See Also: confusion, disarray, mental confusion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Baf"fle*ment\, n.
The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled;
frustration; check.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: baffle, balk, balking, betrayed hope, bewilderment, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, bother, buffet, check, checkmate, comedown, confounding, confoundment, confusion, cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hope, defeat, dilemma, disappointment, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, disillusionment, dissatisfaction, disturbance, embarrassment, enigma, failure, fallen countenance, fiasco, fix, fizzle, foil, foiling, forlorn hope, frustration, hope deferred, jam, letdown, mirage, mystery, nonplus, perplexity, perturbation, pickle, plight, pother, predicament, problem, puzzle, puzzlement, quandary, rebuff, repulse, reversal, reverse, riddle, rout, scrape, setback, sore disappointment, stew, tantalization, tease, thwarting, unassuredness, upset
 

 

 

 

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