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mystification

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Synonyms and Antonyms of mystification

1 a state of mental uncertainty

the new information did little to ease our mystification

Synonyms of mystification

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

Words Related to mystification

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 mystification

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

2 something hard to understand or explain

an event that is one of the great mystifications in all of maritime history

Synonyms of mystification

closed book, conundrum, enigma, head-scratcher, mystery, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, secret, why

Words Related to mystification

brainteaser, case, challenge, knot, matter, perplexity, poser, problem, stumper, trouble

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