1. Be a mystery or bewildering to
   - perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound 
2. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   - thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, bilk 
3. Check the emission of (sound)
   - regulate

1. A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
   - baffle board

Derived forms: baffles, baffling, baffled

See also: bafflement

Type of: bedevil, befuddle, bound, confine, confound, confuse, discombobulate, forbid, foreclose, forestall, fox, fuddle, limit, plate, preclude, prevent, restrain, restrict, throttle, throw, trammel

Encyclopedia: Baffle

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