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
The catchy phrase and its accompanying dance has gripped classrooms across the UK, much to the bafflement and annoyance of some parents and teachers.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
The billionaire entrepreneur-turned-efficiency expert has opined previously about the AfD, expressing his bafflement at the mainstream unease it prompts within Germany over echoes of the country’s Nazi past.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
It was met with bafflement at why a provocative television host was being tapped to run the Pentagon.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
At a probate hearing after the death of George Bigheart, an attorney expressed bafflement at why loans ostensibly from Burt’s bank to the Osage were issued from Burt’s personal checkbook.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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