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单词 baffled
释义

baffled

adjective

baf·​fled ˈba-fəld How to pronounce baffled (audio)
1
: extremely confused or puzzled
… his explanation of a piano's key action will leave you more baffled than before. Martin Levine
Molecular biologists became even more baffled when they looked at the messenger RNAs: many of the molecules were longer than the DNA from which they had been transcribed. John Rennie
In Miss Kate's eyes there was a troubled, baffled look … Edna Ferber
We have all heard novelists testify to the fact that, beginning a new book, they are utterly baffled as to how to proceed … Donald Barthelme
2
: equipped with a baffle
Ventilation openings are baffled to prevent stray light from reaching the operator's eyes … Bausch & Lomb Catalog
A baffled fuel cell keeps the weight in place. Kevin Falvey

Synonyms

  • confounded
  • hard put
  • hard-pressed
  • nonplussed
  • nonplused
  • perplexed
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Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

baffled 1 of 2

adjective

as in perplexed
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do baffled viewers didn't know what to make of the strange antics of the talk show host

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • perplexed
  • confused
  • bewildered
  • embarrassed
  • nonplussed
  • nonplused
  • confounded
  • at a loss
  • flustered
  • hard put
  • hard-pressed
  • put to it
  • disconcerted
  • fazed
  • put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undaunted
  • unfazed
  • composed
  • untroubled

baffled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of baffle
1
as in frustrated
to prevent from achieving a goal the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • frustrated
  • hampered
  • thwarted
  • discomfited
  • balked
  • stopped
  • defeated
  • checkmated
  • foiled
  • hindered
  • impeded
  • prevented
  • halted
  • beat
  • overcame
  • handicapped
  • blocked
  • obstructed
  • arrested
  • inhibited
  • checked
  • stalled
  • clogged
  • hobbled
  • shackled
  • barred
  • tied up
  • encumbered
  • held back
  • fettered
  • set back
  • precluded
  • manacled
  • averted
  • conquered
  • nullified
  • neutralized
  • forestalled
  • obviated
  • trammelled
  • negated
  • counteracted
  • short-circuited
  • trammeled
  • offset
  • interfered (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • encouraged
  • advanced
  • promoted
  • forwarded
  • assisted
  • aided
  • cultivated
  • fostered
  • nurtured
  • furthered
  • facilitated
  • abetted
  • smoothed
  • eased
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2
as in puzzled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • puzzled
  • perplexed
  • bewildered
  • confused
  • mystified
  • flummoxed
  • stunned
  • befuddled
  • embarrassed
  • bemused
  • vexed
  • confounded
  • flustered
  • disturbed
  • disoriented
  • bamboozled
  • rattled
  • discombobulated
  • upset
  • bothered
  • muddled
  • posed
  • fuddled
  • mazed
  • addled
  • foxed
  • muddied
  • unsettled
  • got
  • befogged
  • stumped
  • buffaloed
  • nonplussed
  • beat
  • graveled
  • disconcerted
  • stuck
  • discomfited
  • mortified
  • dismayed
  • vext
  • agitated
  • distressed
  • abashed
  • blew one's mind
  • disquieted
  • perturbed
  • gravelled
  • fazed
  • chagrined
  • went to one's head
  • discomforted
  • misled
  • nonplused
  • deluded
  • deceived
  • discountenanced
  • unhinged
  • fooled
  • duped
  • misguided
  • weirded out
  • discomposed
  • tricked
  • beguiled
  • humbugged
  • hoodwinked
  • strung along
  • gulled
  • snowed
  • cozened
  • took in
  • hoaxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfied
  • assured
  • reassured
  • informed
  • enlightened
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