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Bafflement vs Enigma - What's the difference?

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Bafflement is a related term of enigma.


As a noun bafflement

is (uncountable) the state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.

As a proper noun enigma is

a german device used during world war ii to encode strategic messages.

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.

    enigma

    English

    (wikipedia enigma)

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly archaic)

    Noun

    (en-noun)“ enigma'” listed by ' Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)
  • Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
  • A riddle, or a difficult problem.

    • Related terms

    * a riddle wrapped up in an enigma * Enigma machine * enigmatic

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