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- DictionaryBaff·ling/ˈbaf(ə)liNG/
adjective
- 1. impossible to understand; perplexing: "the crime is a baffling mystery for the police"
The meaning of BAFFLE is to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert. How to use baffle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Baffle.
BAFFLE definition: 1. to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: 2. to cause…. Learn more.
adjective. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe. “a baffling problem” synonyms: elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough. difficult, hard. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Baffling."
to cause someone to be unable to understand or explain something: Even his friends were baffled by his behavior. baffling. adjective us / ˈbæf·lɪŋ /
1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action: a patient whose condition baffled the physicians. 2. To impede the force or movement of (a fluid). n. 1. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light. 2. A partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a loudspeaker.
adjective. /ˈbæflɪŋ/ baffling (to somebody) causing you to feel completely confused and unable to understand. Some of the country’s customs are baffling to outsiders. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Check pronunciation: baffling.
Baffle means to confuse, bewilder, perplex, or confound. The word usually implies that such confusion causes someone to come to standstill—that it stumps them or makes them completely bewildered. You might be baffled by a difficult riddle or confusing instructions.
