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bafflement



NOUN
bemusement
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The bill has been greeted with bafflement and disbelief.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

There was bafflement on the faces of members of the Muslim community who arrived at the mosque bearing flowers on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Here, inside of a tightly symmetrical structure, Giotto places the followers of Jesus speaking in tongues—flames sprout from their heads—while onlookers, separated by a low wall, view the scene with bafflement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

However, a number of Labour MPs expressed bafflement at the appointments.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

There are simply hundreds of disheveled men staring in bafflement at the pitched tents of another circus.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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