All bafflement synonyms

noun bafflement

• displeasure — dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
• disenchantment — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
• disillusionment — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
• perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• disorientation — to disorient.
• predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
• stress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
• anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
• inconvenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
• complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
• setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
• strife — vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
• frustration — act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
• misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
• worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
• blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
• discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
• regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
• chagrin — Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
• dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
• letdown — a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
• failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
• mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
• puzzlement — the state of being puzzled; perplexity.
• stupor — suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
• bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
• fog — a second growth of grass, as after mowing.
• stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
• obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
• befuddlement — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
• surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
• discombobulation — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
• daze — If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
• distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
• weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
• grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
• puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
• strait — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
• strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
• millstone — either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
• irritation — the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
• harassment — the act or an instance of harassing, or disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly; persecution: She sued her boss for sexual harassment.
• depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.