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bafflement

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Synonyms and Antonyms of bafflement

a state of mental uncertainty

his complete bafflement as to the point of the joke was in itself funny

Synonyms of bafflement

bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, confusion, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl

Words Related to bafflement

abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortification

agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset

bother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil

Near Antonyms of bafflement

assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness

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