bafflement
English
Baffled scientists
Etymology
From baffle + -ment.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaf(ə)lmənt/
Noun
bafflement (countable and uncountable, plural bafflements)
- (uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
- 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, chapter 12, in The Bat:
- "Have you any theory about this occurrence to-night?" She watched him eagerly as she asked the question.
- 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:
- The error here is to confuse British composure with the appearance of bafflement, embarrassment and reserve.
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- (countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
- 2005 Dec. 16, Josh Tyrangiel, "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, "Best of 2005: Music," Time:
Translations
the state or result of being baffled
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