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mystifying

 

[ หˆmษชstษชfaษชษชล‹ ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

feeling

causing confusion or bewilderment; perplexing

Synonyms

confusing, perplexing, puzzling

Examples of usage

  • The magician's mystifying tricks left the audience in awe.
  • The mystifying disappearance of the treasure baffled the investigators.
  • The cryptic message was mystifying to decipher.
Context #2 | Verb

action

to perplex or bewilder someone

Synonyms

baffle, bewilder, confound

Examples of usage

  • The complex puzzle mystified the participants.
  • His behavior continues to mystify me.

Translations

Translations of the word "mystifying" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น misterioso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเคนเคธเฅเคฏเคฎเคฏ (rahasyamay)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช geheimnisvoll

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ misterius

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะณะฐะดะบะพะฒะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ tajemniczy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฅž็ง˜็š„ใช (shinpitekina)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท mystรฉrieux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ misterioso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท gizemli

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‹ ๋น„๋กœ์šด (sinbiroun)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบุงู…ุถ (ghamid)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tajemnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ tajomnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ฅž็ง˜็š„ (shรฉnmรฌ de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ skrivnosten

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ dularfullur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›าฑะฟะธัะปั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒ˜แƒ“แƒฃแƒ›แƒšแƒ (saidumlo)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sirli

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ misterioso

Etymology

The word 'mystifying' originates from the verb 'mystify', which comes from the French word 'mystifier', meaning 'to confound or bewilder'. The term has been in use since the 19th century to describe something that causes confusion or perplexity.

See also: mystification, mystified, mystifyingly.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #29,647, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.