puzzlement

About 0.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.

   The puzzlement caused by the complex system led to great anger.

2. noun A puzzle; something baffling.

Similar words

bewilderment bafflement befuddlement bemusement mystification obfuscation surprise enigma quandary puzzle

Often followed by

and at over of about in as to that

Word family

puzzlements