bafflement
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈbaf(ə)lmənt/
bafflement
- (uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
- He made a gesture of bafflement.
- "None whatever—it's beyond me," he confessed.
- 2008, Chris Rojek, Brit-Myth: Who Do the British Think They Are?, Reaktion Books (ISBN 9781861895561)
- The error here is to confuse British composure with the appearance of bafflement, embarrassment and reserve.
- (countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
- 2005 Dec. 16, Josh Tyrangiel, "[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1142059,00.html Best of 2005: Music]," Time:
- The cartoon characters on the front cover, the irritatingly meaningless track names . . . make it seem like a concept album about global warming for kids. Since the lyrics remain a bafflement, it might well be.
- 2005 Dec. 16, Josh Tyrangiel, "[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1142059,00.html Best of 2005: Music]," Time:
- Russian: недоуме́ние
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