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.
MYSTIFICATOR
Mys"ti*fi*ca`tor, n.
Defn: One who mystifies.
MYSTIFY
Mys"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mystified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mystifying.] Etym: [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. -ficare (in comp.) to make.
See 1st Mystery, and -fy.]
1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.
2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly. Ld. Campbell.
MYTACISM
My"ta*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. Metacism.]
Defn: Too frequent use of the letter m, or of the sound represented by it.
MYTH
Myth, n. [Written also mythe.] Etym: [Gr. mythe.]
1. A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical.