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Bafflement vs Abashment - What's the difference?

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Bafflement is a related term of abashment.


As nouns the difference between bafflement and abashment

is that bafflement is (uncountable) the state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused while abashment is the state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame .

bafflement

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
  • * 1920 , , The Bat , ch. 12:
    • "Have you any theory about this occurrence to-night?" She watched him eagerly as she asked the question.
    He made a gesture of bafflement .
    "None whatever—it's beyond me," he confessed.
  • (countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
  • * 2005 Dec. 16, , " Best of 2005: Music," Time :
    • The cartoon characters on the front cover, the irritatingly meaningless track names . . . make it seem like a concept album about global warming for kids. Since the lyrics remain a bafflement , it might well be.

    abashment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.

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