SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
baffle
verb
To leave someone thoroughly puzzled or frustrated.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Leave thoroughly puzzled
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Usage distinction
Return to topFlummox and stump are informal; mystify emphasizes inability to explain what is happening.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See baffle in use
The unusual pattern continued to baffle the puzzle club.
The stationary pattern continued to baffle a new observer until the presenter separated the paper's position from the apparent motion.
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