mystification

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1. The act or an instance of mystifying.
2. The fact or condition of being mystified.
3. Something intended to mystify.

noun

A stunned or bewildered condition: befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, fog, muddle, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor, trance. See awareness/unawareness.

The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: confusion resulting from failure to understand
  Synonyms: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, bafflement, bemusement

Meaning #2: something designed to mystify or bewilder

Meaning #3: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
  Synonym: obfuscation