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baffling definition
baffling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb baffle 2 of 3 senses of baffle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb baffle 2 of 3 senses of baffle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck Entailment of verb baffle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb baffle 3 senses of baffle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 3 baffle, regulate => restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle Familiarity of verb baffle baffle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb baffle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate -------------- Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 3 baffle, regulate => restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -------------- Overview of verb baffle The verb baffle has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") 2. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 3. baffle, regulate -- (check the emission of (sound)) Overview of adj baffling The adj baffling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical -- (making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home") Antonyms of adj baffling 1 sense of baffling Sense 1 baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Similarity of adj baffling 1 sense of baffling Sense 1 baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical => difficult (vs. easy), hard Attributes of adj baffling Familiarity of adj baffling baffling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj baffling baffling Overview of verb baffle The verb baffle has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") 2. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 3. baffle, regulate -- (check the emission of (sound)) Overview of adj baffling The adj baffling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical -- (making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home")
baffling definition
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