mystification
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Synonyms for mystification
Synonyms
bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, confusion, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl
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But even in those conversations, officials often expressed mystification about how decisions in the Trump administration were made and policy generated. — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, "‘It could have been any of us’: Disdain for Trump runs among ambassadors," 10 July 2019 But even in those conversations, officials often expressed mystification about how decisions in the Trump administration were made and policy was generated. — David E. Sanger, New York Times, "‘It Could Have Been Any of Us’: Disdain for Trump Runs Among Ambassadors," 10 July 2019 This is the flip side of Mr. Trump’s own sorry failure to continue the mystifications that power uses to conceal its dilemmas. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Politicians Never Lied Before Trump," 11 Jan. 2019 Barthesian mystifications notwithstanding, translation is a concrete art. — Benjamin Moser, New York Times, "Did He Really Say That? On the Perils and Pitfalls of Translation," 28 June 2018 Writing about writing can be a tough trick to pull off without descending into cliches about troubled geniuses or mystification of the creative process itself or even pandering about the nobility of books and the people who read them. — Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, "Inspired by Maurice Sendak, Julia Glass' latest novel eloquently explores intimacy," 26 June 2017 From Donald Trump to Brexit to Marine Le Pen, one thing that unites the unhappy West is a profound sense of mystification. — John Micklethwait, New York Times, "THANK YOU FOR BEING LATE," 22 Nov. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mystification.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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