mystifyingn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Forms: see mystify v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mystify v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < mystify v. + -ing suffix¹.

Now rare.

The action of mystify v.; mystification.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [noun]

amazing1530

metagrobolism1693

bothering1774

bepuzzlement1806

mystification1816

mystifying1818

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > bamboozling, mystifying

bamboozle1703

bamboozling1709

mystification1816

mystifying1818

bamboozlement1855

1818 T. L. Peacock Nightmare Abbey xi. 158 All this mistifying and blue-devilling of society.

1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 228 Indeed, apostrophising and mystifying apart.

1825 W. Scott Jrnl. 23 Nov. (1939) 10 Another of Byron's peculiarities was the love of mystifying.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mystifyingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mystify v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < mystify v. + -ing suffix².

That causes confusion or bewilderment; perplexing, bewildering; difficult to explain or understand. Also (rare): obfuscatory, deliberately obscure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective] > causing mystification

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

mystery-mongering1901

mystific1990

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective]

maskinga1387

maskeringc1400

mazingc1449

mazefula1586

perplexing1585

distraughtful1594

confounding1595

confusive1611

perplexful1618

distracting1632

distractive1633

perplexivea1637

obstupefying1660

perplexitivea1665

posing1666

distractious1667

nonplussing1670

umbraging1683

gravelling1686

embarrassing1691

wildering1742

distractful1746

staggering1769

baffling1783

bewildering1792

head-scratching1827

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

riddlesome1843

confusing1846

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [adjective] > employing trickery

trifling?a1400

bantering1660

hoaxing1808

mystifyingc1827

bluffing1850

four-flushing1901

spoofing1920

shenaniganning1924

c1827 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. (1882) 131 119 Such a mystifying cant of Hylozoism [etc.].

1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 317 The lines may be in Dibdin—I never could find them; but such is the mystifying fun Turner was so fond of.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xvi. 121 This good gentleman replied with a snort..which Mrs. Tope would have found highly mystifying.

1927 Daily Express 26 Oct. 3/4 Of all the awful things a man may do to a golf ball the most demoralising and the most mystifying is to ‘shank’ it.

1971 Gourmet Feb. 62/1 It is India as we have always wanted her to be—fascinating and mystifying.

1997 N.Y. Times 13 July 27/2 Some astronomers have argued that several rather mystifying and unlikely features of the universe can be explained by noting that without them, we would not be here.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mystifying
释义	mystifyingn. Brit. /ˈmɪstᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪstəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Forms: see mystify v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mystify v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < mystify v. + -ing suffix¹. Now rare. The action of mystify v.; mystification. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [noun] amazing1530 metagrobolism1693 bothering1774 bepuzzlement1806 mystification1816 mystifying1818 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > bamboozling, mystifying bamboozle1703 bamboozling1709 mystification1816 mystifying1818 bamboozlement1855 1818 T. L. Peacock Nightmare Abbey xi. 158 All this mistifying and blue-devilling of society. 1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 228 Indeed, apostrophising and mystifying apart. 1825 W. Scott Jrnl. 23 Nov. (1939) 10 Another of Byron's peculiarities was the love of mystifying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mystifyingadj. Brit. /ˈmɪstᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪstəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mystify v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < mystify v. + -ing suffix². That causes confusion or bewilderment; perplexing, bewildering; difficult to explain or understand. Also (rare): obfuscatory, deliberately obscure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective] > causing mystification mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 mystery-mongering1901 mystific1990 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective] maskinga1387 maskeringc1400 mazingc1449 mazefula1586 perplexing1585 distraughtful1594 confounding1595 confusive1611 perplexful1618 distracting1632 distractive1633 perplexivea1637 obstupefying1660 perplexitivea1665 posing1666 distractious1667 nonplussing1670 umbraging1683 gravelling1686 embarrassing1691 wildering1742 distractful1746 staggering1769 baffling1783 bewildering1792 head-scratching1827 mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 riddlesome1843 confusing1846 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [adjective] > employing trickery trifling?a1400 bantering1660 hoaxing1808 mystifyingc1827 bluffing1850 four-flushing1901 spoofing1920 shenaniganning1924 c1827 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. (1882) 131 119 Such a mystifying cant of Hylozoism [etc.]. 1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 317 The lines may be in Dibdin—I never could find them; but such is the mystifying fun Turner was so fond of. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xvi. 121 This good gentleman replied with a snort..which Mrs. Tope would have found highly mystifying. 1927 Daily Express 26 Oct. 3/4 Of all the awful things a man may do to a golf ball the most demoralising and the most mystifying is to ‘shank’ it. 1971 Gourmet Feb. 62/1 It is India as we have always wanted her to be—fascinating and mystifying. 1997 N.Y. Times 13 July 27/2 Some astronomers have argued that several rather mystifying and unlikely features of the universe can be explained by noting that without them, we would not be here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818adj.c1827
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