Bafflement
noun
The feeling of being completely confused.
His sudden decision to quit the job left everyone in bafflement.
Often appears as...
- in bafflement
- state of bafflement
noun
The feeling of being completely confused.
His sudden decision to quit the job left everyone in bafflement.
Often appears as...
- in bafflement
- state of bafflement
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotion Intensity
Bafflement indicates a strong feeling of confusion, often unexpectedly or in a challenging situation.
His bafflement was evident as he struggled to understand the foreign language.
Pro Tip 2/3Nonverbal Cues
People may show bafflement through their facial expressions, like a frown or a blank stare.
The student's face of bafflement made the teacher stop and explain again.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Situations
Bafflement is often used when something happens that's surprising or doesn't make sense.
The magician's trick threw the audience into a state of bafflement.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotion Intensity
Bafflement indicates a strong feeling of confusion, often unexpectedly or in a challenging situation.
His bafflement was evident as he struggled to understand the foreign language.
Pro Tip 2/3Nonverbal Cues
People may show bafflement through their facial expressions, like a frown or a blank stare.
The student's face of bafflement made the teacher stop and explain again.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Situations
Bafflement is often used when something happens that's surprising or doesn't make sense.
The magician's trick threw the audience into a state of bafflement.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotion Intensity
Bafflement indicates a strong feeling of confusion, often unexpectedly or in a challenging situation.
His bafflement was evident as he struggled to understand the foreign language.
Pro Tip 2/3Nonverbal Cues
People may show bafflement through their facial expressions, like a frown or a blank stare.
The student's face of bafflement made the teacher stop and explain again.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Situations
Bafflement is often used when something happens that's surprising or doesn't make sense.
The magician's trick threw the audience into a state of bafflement.
Compare with
bewildermentcomprehensionconfusiondisorientatemystificationperplexitypuzzlementwonderment
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Nick Bostrom: Humanity's...
with other values that there might be? Imagine a species that just didn't have this neural machinery for processing music. And they would just stare at us with bafflement when we spend time listening to a beautiful performance, like the one we just heard -- because of people making stupid movements,
Video examples
Nick Bostrom: Humanity's...
with other values that there might be? Imagine a species that just didn't have this neural machinery for processing music. And they would just stare at us with bafflement when we spend time listening to a beautiful performance, like the one we just heard -- because of people making stupid movements,
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Quote examples
Christopher Wylie
Canadian Businessman
The thing that I realized in my journey as a whistleblower... is that the reaction that I got from a lot of law enforcement and regulatory agencies was confusion and bafflement.
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Paul Gauguin
French Artist
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.
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Neel Mukherjee
Indian Writer
Remember that what seems zeitgeisty today is the cause of tomorrow's bafflement or, worse, ridicule.
Quote examples
Christopher Wylie
Canadian Businessman
The thing that I realized in my journey as a whistleblower... is that the reaction that I got from a lot of law enforcement and regulatory agencies was confusion and bafflement.
Quote examples
Paul Gauguin
French Artist
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.
Quote examples
Neel Mukherjee
Indian Writer
Remember that what seems zeitgeisty today is the cause of tomorrow's bafflement or, worse, ridicule.
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