bepuzzlement

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bepuzzle +‎ -ment.

Noun[edit]

bepuzzlement (uncountable)

  1. Perplexity.
    • 1908, Jack London, chapter 9, in The Iron Heel‎[1], New York: The Macmillan Company:
      He paused and regarded his listeners. The bepuzzlement in their faces was delicious. Also, there was awe in their faces.
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