baffleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbæf.əl/us/ˈbæf.əl/to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something:
She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur
- boggle
- cloud
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- muddy the waters idiom
- puzzle
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance
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bafflement
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbæf.əl.mənt/us/ˈbæf.əl.mənt/
baffling
adjective uk/ˈbæf.lɪŋ/us/ˈbæf.lɪŋ/
I found what he was saying completely baffling.