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Detailed Synonyms for bafflement in English

bafflement:

bafflement [the ~] nom

  1. the bafflement
    – confusion resulting from failure to understand 1
    the bewilderment; the puzzlement; the bemusement; the obfuscation; the mystification; the bafflement; the befuddlement
    – confusion resulting from failure to understand 1

Alternate Synonyms for "bafflement":


Related Definitions for "bafflement":

  1. confusion resulting from failure to understand1

bafflement form of baffle:

baffle [the ~] nom

  1. the baffle
    the damper; the silencer; the baffle
  2. the baffle
    – a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy 1
    the baffle; the baffle board
    – a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy 1

to baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)

  1. to baffle
    – check the emission of (sound) 1
    to regulate; to baffle
    – check the emission of (sound) 1
    • regulate verbe (regulates, regulated, regulating)
    • baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)
  2. to baffle
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    to get; to stick; to beat; to pose; to baffle; to puzzle; to vex; to bewilder; to perplex; mystify
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • beat verbe (beats, beated, beating)
      • This beats me!1
    • pose verbe (poses, posed, posing)
    • baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • puzzle verbe (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
    • vex verbe (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • a vexing problem1
    • bewilder verbe (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verbe (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
    • mystify verbe
  3. to baffle
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    to cross; to spoil; to foil; queer; to thwart; to baffle; to frustrate; scotch; bilk
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    • cross verbe (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • spoil verbe (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • foil verbe (foils, foiled, foiling)
      • foil your opponent1
    • queer verbe
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • frustrate verbe (frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
      • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge1
    • scotch verbe
    • bilk verbe

Conjugations for baffle:

present
  1. baffle
  2. baffle
  3. baffles
  4. baffle
  5. baffle
  6. baffle
simple past
  1. baffled
  2. baffled
  3. baffled
  4. baffled
  5. baffled
  6. baffled
present perfect
  1. have baffled
  2. have baffled
  3. has baffled
  4. have baffled
  5. have baffled
  6. have baffled
past continuous
  1. was baffling
  2. were baffling
  3. was baffling
  4. were baffling
  5. were baffling
  6. were baffling
future
  1. shall baffle
  2. will baffle
  3. will baffle
  4. shall baffle
  5. will baffle
  6. will baffle
continuous present
  1. am baffling
  2. are baffling
  3. is baffling
  4. are baffling
  5. are baffling
  6. are baffling
subjunctive
  1. be baffled
  2. be baffled
  3. be baffled
  4. be baffled
  5. be baffled
  6. be baffled
diverse
  1. baffle!
  2. let's baffle!
  3. baffled
  4. baffling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "baffle":


Alternate Synonyms for "baffle":


Related Definitions for "baffle":

  1. a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy1
  2. check the emission of (sound)1
  3. be a mystery or bewildering to1
  4. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of1