1. (

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

) confusion resulting from failure to understand ;

2. (

• mystification

) something designed to mystify or bewilder ;

3. (

• mystification ,
• obfuscation

) the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered ;