mystification Synonyms

bewilderment obfuscation bafflement bemusement puzzlement befuddlement sphinx spinosity stickler speciosity secret secrecy stumper knotty question riddle rebus quandary puzzle problem poser philosophism stupefaction symbolics brain-twister tough nut to crack special pleading discombobulation brainteaser esoterism closed book whodunit brain-teaser thriller why vagueness uncertainty twister theosophy teaser perplexity paralogy orientalism embarrassment distraction dilemma difficulty deception deceit daze cryptogram