bafflement
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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
The Korean news site put into context its bafflement that the Dodgers have limited Kim to one appearance this entire postseason, as a pinch-runner.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
There is sadness in the air in Magdeburg, as well as bafflement and anger, as people ask how could this have happened.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
It was met with bafflement at why a provocative television host was being tapped to run the Pentagon.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
Because his unexpected absence from the head of the line had a bearing on the day’s outcome, his decision to short-rope Pittman provoked criticism and bafflement after the fact.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing bafflement
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