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Mystification

British pronunciation/mˌɪstɪfɪkˈe‍ɪʃən/
American pronunciation/mˌɪstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
Mystification
[NOUN]
1

the act of confusing people by making things complicated to understand

synonyms : obfuscation
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2

something designed to mystify or bewilder

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3

confusion resulting from failure to understand

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Examples
1It's all mystification.
2To view diagrams as instruments of mystification might seem like a contradiction in terms.
3In the grammatical sense there is no sort of mystification about the metaphor.
4That this sort of mutual mystification of men and women to each other is a very good engine for selling both sides things.
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