bafflement
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Here, inside of a tightly symmetrical structure, Giotto places the followers of Jesus speaking in tongues—flames sprout from their heads—while onlookers, separated by a low wall, view the scene with bafflement.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Labour ministers, MPs and officials have expressed bafflement at the appearance of two veteran Labour figures.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
As they wait to see whether and when the National Guard will arrive, city residents this week reacted with a mixture of rage, bafflement and sorrow.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
It was met with bafflement at why a provocative television host was being tapped to run the Pentagon.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
Asian children, by contrast, don’t feel nearly that same bafflement.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing bafflement
Novel Study: Stargirl
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