Unscramble baffled

Definition of baffled

adjective:

• perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions", "bewildered and confused", "a cloudy and confounded philosopher", "just a mixed-up kid", "she felt lost on the first day of school". Synonyms: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up.

noun:

• people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled".

verb:

• be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!", "Got me--I don't know the answer!", "a vexing problem", "This question really stuck me". Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge", "foil your opponent". Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart.
• check the emission of (sound). Synonyms: baffle, regulate.

Related words

dash, disappoint, elude, escape, riddle, ruin, stump.

Words nearby

baffle.

Rhymes with

scaffold.