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bafflement

NOUN
befuddlement
Synonyms
STRONG
bewilderment confusion discombobulation fog obfuscation perplexity puzzlement stupefaction stupor
WEAK
bewilderedness
NOUN
bemusement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
puzzlement
STRONG
befuddlement
WEAK
bewilderedness
NOUN
bewilderedness
Synonyms
WEAK
befuddlement bewilderment confusion discombobulation fog muddle perplexity puzzlement stupefaction stupor
NOUN
bewilderment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confusion disorientation perplexity
STRONG
daze discombobulation surprise
Antonyms
STRONG
expectation
NOUN
difficulty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxiety complication crisis embarrassment frustration inconvenience misery predicament pressure setback stress strife struggle trouble worry
STRONG
ado aggravation annoyance bother care charge depression discouragement distress emergency exigency grievance harassment imbroglio irritation jam maze mess millstone oppression perplexity pickle pinch puzzle quandary ramification responsibility scrape strain strait to-do vicissitude weight
WEAK
hangup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage aid assistance benefit blessing boon calmness contentment ease good fortune happiness help peace success
STRONG
cheerfulness comfort delight encouragement health hopefulness joy pleasure solution
WEAK
calm felicity harmony satisfaction tranquility
NOUN
disappointment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adversity blow chagrin defeat discontent disenchantment disillusionment dissatisfaction failure frustration letdown regret setback
STRONG
despondency discouragement disgruntlement disillusion distress mortification
WEAK
adverse fate lack of success nonsuccess the knocks unfulfillment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
achievement aid attainment blessing boon contentedness encouragement happiness help pleasure satisfaction success triumph win
WEAK
boost comfort delight euphoria miracle relief wonder

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For many, their first reaction to the news was bafflement.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Eliot got it from the start, but in Woolf’s case bafflement joined forces with snobbery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The billionaire entrepreneur-turned-efficiency expert has opined previously about the AfD, expressing his bafflement at the mainstream unease it prompts within Germany over echoes of the country’s Nazi past.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

It was met with bafflement at why a provocative television host was being tapped to run the Pentagon.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

Florence smiled inwardly a small, malicious smile, watching his slow bafflement, and panic, and rage; and she looked at her mother again.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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