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mystification

[mis-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌmɪs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Nonetheless, the questions the audience asked betrayed a “Where’s the art?” kind of mystification.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Its enjoyment lies less in the story, but in the marvelous mystification of its telling.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

I am very aware of the fact that judges rely on a certain amount of blind reverence and mystification in order to preserve public legitimacy.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2020

Here Aucoin, as though fishing in the same Rhine as Wagner did, creates a sense of wonderment and mystification.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020

The chaplain was shocked by his bellicose words and tone and, to his own amazement and mystification, deeply chagrined that they were turning him loose.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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