"mystifications" in the noun sense
1. bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
confusion resulting from failure to understand
2. mystification
something designed to mystify or bewilder
3. mystification, obfuscation
the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
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