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View usage for: (mɪstɪfaɪ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mystifies, present participle mystifying, past tense, past participle mystifiedverbIf you are mystified by something, you find it impossible to explain or understand. The audience must have been totally mystified by the plot. [be VERB-ed] There was something strange in her attitude which mystified me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: puzzle, confuse, baffle, bewilder More Synonyms of mystify mystification (mɪstɪfɪkeɪʃən) uncountable noun Some minerals, Pough explained to my mystification, are not truly black but onlylook so. mystifying adjective I find your attitude a little mystifying, Moira. mystify in British English (ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied (transitive)1. to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle 2. to make mysterious or obscure Derived forms mystification (ˌmystifiˈcation) noun mystifier (ˈmystiˌfier) noun mystifying (ˈmystiˌfying) adjective mystifyingly (ˈmystiˌfyingly) adverb Word origin C19: from French mystifier, from mystère mystery1 or mystique mysticmystify in American English (ˈmɪstəˌfaɪ) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmystiˌfied or ˈmystiˌfying1. b. to bewilder deliberately; play on the credulity of; hoax 2. to involve in mystery or obscurity; make obscure or hard to understand Derived forms mystification (ˌmystifiˈcation) noun Word origin Fr mystifier < mystère, mystery (< L mysterium) + -fier, -fy Examples of 'mystify' in a sentencemystify In other languagesmystify British English: mystify VERB If you are mystified by something, you find it impossible to explain or understand. The audience must have been totally mystified by the plot. - American English: mystify
- Brazilian Portuguese: mistificar
- Chinese: 使困惑不解
- European Spanish: desconcertar
- French: rendre perplexe
- German: verblüffen
- Italian: confondere
- Japanese: 迷わす
- Korean: 어리둥절하다
- European Portuguese: mistificar
- Latin American Spanish: desconcertar
Chinese translation of 'mystify'Definition to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me. Synonyms beat (slang) be all Greek to (informal) nonplus befog Additional synonymsDefinition to perplex An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts. Synonyms puzzle, beat (slang), amaze, confuse, stump, bewilder, astound, elude, confound, perplex, disconcert, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind of, dumbfoundDefinition to confuse He bamboozled Mercer into defeat. Synonyms puzzle, confuse, stump, baffle, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, befuddle, flummox, nonplus Definition to confuse utterly The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her. Synonyms confound, surprise, stun, confuse, puzzle, baffle, mix up, daze, perplex, mystify, stupefy, befuddle, flummox, bemuse, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to astound or bewilder For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts. Synonyms bewilder, baffle, amaze, confuse, astonish, startle, mix up, astound, perplex, surprise, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind, be all Greek to (informal), dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) Definition to perplex or disconcert Politics just confuses me. Synonyms bewilder, puzzle, baffle, perplex, mystify, fluster, faze, flummox, bemuse, be all Greek to (informal), nonplus Definition to fail to be understood or remembered by The appropriate word eluded him. Synonyms escape, baffle, frustrate, puzzle, stump, be beyond (someone), confoundDefinition to elude an actor whose name escapes me for the moment Synonyms be forgotten by, be beyond (someone), baffle, elude, puzzle, stumpDefinition to puzzle or confuse This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves. Synonyms baffle, confuse, stump, perplex, defeat, fox, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, stymie, bamboozle (informal), bring up short, nonplus Definition to puzzle or bewilder problems that perplexed me Synonyms puzzle, confuse, stump, baffle, bewilder, muddle, confound, beset, mystify, faze, befuddle, flummox, bemuse, dumbfound, nonplus, mix you up Definition to baffle or confuse (someone) Well, maybe I stumped you on that one. Synonyms baffle, confuse, puzzle, snooker, foil, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, outwit, stymie, flummox, bring (someone) up short, dumbfound, nonplus |