Mystification
Pronunciation : Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. mystification.]
Definition : Defn: The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify. The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been playing off a mystification on his Grace. De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913