bafflement
- a word derived from baffle.
Example Sentences
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The bill has been greeted with bafflement and disbelief.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
There was bafflement on the faces of members of the Muslim community who arrived at the mosque bearing flowers on Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Labour ministers, MPs and officials have expressed bafflement at the appearance of two veteran Labour figures.
From BBC • May 9, 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
I’m giving my acquaintance a hard time, but his bafflement was easy for me to understand.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
