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/ˈbaf(ə)lmənt/ · noun
(uncountable) The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled..
"Have you any theory about this occurrence to-night?" She watched him eagerly as she asked the question. He made a gesture of bafflement. "None whatever—it's beyond me," he confessed.
The error here is to confuse British composure with the appearance of bafflement, embarrassment and reserve.
The cartoon characters on the front cover, the irritatingly meaningless track names . . . make it seem like a concept album about global warming for kids. Since the lyrics remain a bafflement, it might well be.
Use bafflement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bafflement means (uncountable) The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled..
Common synonyms include baffle, bewilderment, bemusement, befuddlement.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Have you any theory about this occurrence to-night?" She watched him eagerly as she asked the question. He made a gesture of bafflement. "None whatever—it's beyond me," he confessed.
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