On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Bafflement. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as bewilderment or muddiness and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Bafflement meaning
- The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.
- Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
Synonyms of Bafflement
Using Bafflement
- The main meaning on this page is: The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled. | Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
- Useful related words include: bewilderment, muddiness, confusedness, mental confusion.
- In the example corpus, bafflement often appears in combinations such as: from bafflement, bafflement to, bafflement at.
Context around Bafflement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bafflement
- In this selection, "bafflement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slight, fond, bitter and people stand out and add context to how "bafflement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and bitter bafflement and confusion and bafflement i am. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bafflement" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bafflement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There were a variety of responses, from bafflement to disgust to outright anger. (13 words)
The general mood in the Labour Party and in government is one of slight bafflement. (15 words)
In another interview, Rotten professed bafflement at the furore surrounding the group: "I don't understand it. (17 words)
Brought down to earth, meanwhile, is the modern-day Christ figure viewed, in one poised, remarkable shot, oh-so-slowly dragging a cross up an urban alley, lashed by tormentors and regarded with casual bafflement by other onlookers. (38 words)
That Trump would take time out of a hostage’s story to actually praise the man who falsely jailed him for years — feeding a criticism that he coddles dictators like — elicited prompt backlash and bitter bafflement. (36 words)
Their outstanding form has left some to speculate how the team will cope should one of their star players suffer an injury – but Henderson has expressed his bafflement over such talk. (31 words)
Example sentences (12)
At the risk of causing confusion and bafflement, I am going to lead off this week's podcast with a segment I recorded yesterday, the State of the Union speech.
The general mood in the Labour Party and in government is one of slight bafflement.
Many BTS fans gathered early in Party Royale; on Twitter, many expressed fond bafflement at players dancing in front of them, shooting them with arrows, or throwing tomatoes at them.
That open-heartedness marks July’s work, and probably contributes, a little, to the bafflement people seem to feel when they encounter it.
That Trump would take time out of a hostage’s story to actually praise the man who falsely jailed him for years — feeding a criticism that he coddles dictators like — elicited prompt backlash and bitter bafflement.
The tournament that has traditionalists scratching their heads in bafflement should take place in 2021 having been postponed for a year due to the pandemic.
Brought down to earth, meanwhile, is the modern-day Christ figure viewed, in one poised, remarkable shot, oh-so-slowly dragging a cross up an urban alley, lashed by tormentors and regarded with casual bafflement by other onlookers.
So it’s little wonder that when news leaked out of Jay’s intentions, local reaction ranged from bafflement to downright hostility.
The interviews with members of the public that dot the news vary from bafflement to outright loathing of politics; enthusiasm is a rare beast.
Their outstanding form has left some to speculate how the team will cope should one of their star players suffer an injury – but Henderson has expressed his bafflement over such talk.
There were a variety of responses, from bafflement to disgust to outright anger.
In another interview, Rotten professed bafflement at the furore surrounding the group: "I don't understand it.
Common combinations with bafflement
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- from bafflement 3×
- bafflement to 3×
- bafflement at 2×