Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mystification

3 senses of mystification

Sense 1
bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement -- (confusion resulting from failure to understand)
       => confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray -- (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions")

Sense 2
mystification -- (something designed to mystify or bewilder)
       => artifact, artefact -- (a man-made object taken as a whole)

Sense 3
mystification, obfuscation -- (the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered)
       => activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")