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- DictionaryMys·ti·fy/ˈmistəˌfī/
verb
- 1. utterly bewilder or perplex (someone): "maladies that have mystified and alarmed researchers for over a decade"
The meaning of MYSTIFY is to perplex the mind of : bewilder. How to use mystify in a sentence.
Mystify definition: to perplex, puzzle, or baffle; defy the understanding of. See examples of MYSTIFY used in a sentence.
MYSTIFY definition: 1. to confuse someone by being or doing something very strange or impossible to explain: 2. to…. Learn more.
to confuse someone by being or doing something very strange or impossible to explain: I was mystified by her decision. Most Americans are totally mystified by the English game of cricket. Synonyms. baffle.
If something totally stumps you, doesn't make one lick of sense and has no logical explanation, then it's safe to say it mystifies you. To mystify is a verb that sounds not so mysteriously like mystery. That's because something that mystifies is just that.
tr.v. mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing, mys·ti·fies. 1. To confuse or bewilder. See Synonyms at perplex. 2. To make obscure or mysterious: "What had been for ages mundane would soon become mystified in the minds of most Americans" (Ann Vileisis).
verb. If you are mystified by something, you find it impossible to explain or understand. The audience must have been totally mystified by the plot. [be VERB -ed] There was something strange in her attitude which mystified me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: puzzle, confuse, baffle, bewilder More Synonyms of mystify.
To involve in mystery or obscurity; make obscure or hard to understand. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: stupefy. pose. beat. get. stick. flummox. nonplus. baffle. dumbfound. amaze. gravel. bewilder. puzzle. vex. perplex. Antonyms: demystify.
MYSTIFY definition: If something mystifies someone, they cannot understand or explain it because it is confusing or…. Learn more.
mystify. to make someone confused because they do not understand something synonym baffle They were totally mystified by the girl's disappearance. noun [uncountable] He looked at her in mystification. Definition of mystify verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
