Noun: mystification ,mis-tu-fi'key-shun
- The activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
"His explanation only added to the mystification of the audience"
- Confusion resulting from failure to understand
"She stared at the complex equation with mystification";
- bewilderment, puzzlement, befuddlement, bafflement, bemusement
- Something designed to mystify or bewilder
"The magician's elaborate mystification left the audience in awe"
Derived forms: mystifications
Type of: activity, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness
Encyclopedia: Mystification