baf·fle
baf·fle/ˈbaf(ə)l/
verb
- totally bewilder or perplex."an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone"synonyms: perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, nonplus, disconcert, throw, set someone thinking, flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, beat, fox, be all Greek to, floor, fog, buffalo, wilder, gravel, maze, cause to be at a stand, pose, obfuscate, puzzling, bewildering, perplexing, mystifying, bemusing, confusing, unclear, difficult/hard to understand, beyond one, above one's head, mysterious, enigmatic, obscure, abstruse, unfathomable, inexplicable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, cryptic, opaque, wildering
- restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.)."to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales"synonyms: thwart, frustrate, foil, balk, check, block, hinder, obstruct, bar, prevent, deflect, divert
noun
a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, or loose material or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction.
"you can cut out glare from a strip light by concealing it behind a baffle"
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1. to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert Her behavior baffled her parents.
to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
1. to confuse so as to keep from understanding or solving; puzzle; confound 2. to interfere with; hinder; impede 3. to check the interference of (low-frequency ...
Baffle means to confuse, bewilder, perplex, or confound. The word usually implies that such confusion causes someone to come to standstill—that it stumps ...
To baffle is to confuse. If you are completely puzzled as to what baffle means, you might say that this word baffles you.
BAFFLE meaning: to confuse (someone) completely.
1. extremely confused or puzzled; his explanation of a piano's key action will leave you more baffled than before.
(transitive) To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
to confuse somebody completely; to be too difficult or strange for somebody to understand or explain. baffle somebody His behaviour baffles me. be baffled ...
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the mid 1600s. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision ...