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mystification

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mys·ti·fi·ca·tion  (mst-f-kshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of mystifying.
2. The fact or condition of being mystified.
3. Something intended to mystify.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mystification - confusion resulting from failure to understand
bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement
confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
2.mystification - something designed to mystify or bewilder
artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
3.mystification - the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
obfuscation
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
Translations
mystification [mɪstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n → perplejidad f; desconcierto


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MONTGOMERY interrupted my tangle of mystification and suspicion about one o'clock, and his grotesque attendant followed him with a tray bearing bread, some herbs and other eatables, a flask of whiskey, a jug of water, and three glasses and knives.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
I determined to commence a series of covert insinuations, or innuendoes, about the oblong box--just to let him perceive, gradually, that I was NOT altogether the butt, or victim, of his little bit of pleasant mystification.
The Oblong Box by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
If it was easy to reflect, however, that such a boy could postpone school, it was at least as marked that for such a boy to have been "kicked out" by a schoolmaster was a mystification without end.
Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context
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