| mystery | (noun) something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained | Synonyms: closed book, enigma, secret |
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| (noun) a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie | Synonyms: mystery story, whodunit |
| mystic | (noun) someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension | Synonyms: religious mystic |
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| mysticism | (noun) a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality | Synonyms: religious mysticism |
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| (noun) obscure or irrational thought | - |
| mystification | (noun) the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered | Synonyms: obfuscation |
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| (noun) something designed to mystify or bewilder | - |
| (noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand | Synonyms: bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement |
| mystifier | (noun) a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | Synonyms: puzzle, puzzler, teaser |
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| mystique | (noun) an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing | - |
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