Baffling: meaning, definitions and examples
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baffling
[ หbรฆfษlษชล ]
puzzling
Causing someone to feel completely puzzled or confused; perplexing.
Synonyms
bewildering, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
Examples of usage
- He gave me a baffling look that made me question whether he understood what I was saying.
- The baffling mystery of the missing keys left everyone in the office scratching their heads.
frustration
To frustrate or thwart someone by being too hard to understand or solve.
Synonyms
confound, flummox, frustrate, puzzle, stump
Examples of usage
- The complex riddle baffled even the brightest minds in the room.
- Her cryptic message baffled her friends, who struggled to decipher its meaning.
Translations
Translations of the word "baffling" in other languages:
๐ต๐น desconcertante
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเคฐเคพ เคฆเฅเคจเฅ เคตเคพเคฒเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verwirrend
๐ฎ๐ฉ membingungkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐะณะฐะดะบะพะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zagadkowy
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฐๆใใใ
๐ซ๐ท dรฉroutant
๐ช๐ธ desconcertante
๐น๐ท ลaลฤฑrtฤฑcฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ๋นํฉํ๊ฒ ํ๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฑุจู
๐จ๐ฟ matoucรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ mรคtรบci
๐จ๐ณ ไปคไบบๅฐๆ็
๐ธ๐ฎ zmedeno
๐ฎ๐ธ ruglingslegt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัาฏััะฝัะบััะท
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ รงaลdฤฑrฤฑcฤฑ
๐ฒ๐ฝ desconcertante
Word origin
The word 'baffling' originated from the Middle English word 'bafilen', which means 'to disgrace'. Over time, it evolved to mean 'to bewilder' or 'to confuse'. The usage of 'baffling' has been recorded as early as the 17th century, where it was used to describe something that is perplexing or puzzling.
See also: baffled.