bafflementn.
/ˈbaf(ə)lmənt/ The action of baffling or fact of being baffled; frustration, defeat in aim or endeavour.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > thwarting or being thwarted
confoundinga1450
frustrationa1575
prevention1582
frustrating1640
baffling1689
thwarting1825
discomfiting1826
bafflement1841
derailment1896
snookering1935
1841 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 49 462 The constant bafflement all their attempts meet with.
1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 77 Associated in his mind with bafflement and defeat.
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