1. (

• bewilderment ,
• obfuscation ,
• puzzlement ,
• befuddlement ,
• mystification ,
• bafflement ,
• bemusement

) confusion resulting from failure to understand ;

2. (

• mystification ,
• obfuscation

) the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered ;

3. (

• obfuscation ,

) darkening or obscuring the sight of something ;