mystification
(noun)
noun
1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
Similar word(s): bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement
Definition categories: thought, confusedness, confusion, disarray, muddiness
2. something designed to mystify or bewilder
Definition categories: man–made, artefact, artifact
3. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
Similar word(s): obfuscation