Baffling
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 present participle and gerund of baffle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 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 Frustrating.
Adjective
- 1 making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Do you remember that baffling murder case?"