as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
his complete bafflement as to the point of the joke was in itself funny
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Noun
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Further confusion, delays or uncertainty will be consuming your path now, Sagittarius.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025 -
This can cause dementia, confusion, and visual and hearing problems.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But after spending most of the day under low stratus clouds, patchy fog and coastal drizzle caused by onshore flow, New Yorkers will likely need an umbrella for the evening hours, as a cold front coming from the west is expected to dump up to three-quarters of an inch of rain.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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National Weather Service has warned that visibility has dropped to 1/4 mile or less amid the fog.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In these moments, an intense, nearly existential bewilderment sets in, usually followed by rage.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Even some fans were confused, expressing bewilderment or even disgust.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Gratitude isn’t obviously a concept capable of generating such perplexities.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
26 Nov. 2024
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The performances, too, are more likenesses than full characterizations, which, admittedly, is wholly in keeping with the perplexities being dramatized.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
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“Bafflement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bafflement. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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