mystification
noun
mys·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌmi-stə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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
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