noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who obscures or muddles information, making something appear to be a mystery.
2. 2
   a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution wordnet
3. 3
   A situation that is puzzling, or mystifying

Synonyms

All synonyms

mystificatornitpickerpettifoggerprevaricatorpuzzlepuzzle

Etymology

From mystify + -er.

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