Baffling

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of foiling or thwarting.

    "[…] the contrast of the one determined and still triumphant will of the man, with the transient and vain bafflings of winds or waves, of gods, or monsters […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of baffle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.

    "[T]he primitive concept of the generative act was one of awe and worship, accorded to a force which was incomprehensible and baffling."

  2. 2
    Frustrating.
Adjective
  1. 1
    making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe wordnet

Synonyms

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bewilderingbotheringcomplexconfoundingconfusedconfusing

Antonyms

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clear

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"Do you remember that baffling murder case?"

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