Main Entry: mys·ti·fi·ca·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌmis-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1815

1 a : an act or instance of mystifying b : an obscuring especially of capitalist or social dynamics (as by making them equivalent to natural laws) that is seen in Marxist thought as an impediment to critical consciousness <the mystification of the sources of wealth — Henry Staten>
2 : the quality or state of being mystified
3 : something designed to mystify