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baffled definition
baffled |
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 -------------- Grep of noun baffled baffled Overview of noun baffled The noun baffled has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baffled -- (people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled") 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 baffled The adj baffled has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea -- (perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school") 2. baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated -- (used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement) Antonyms of adj baffled 2 senses of baffled Sense 1 baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea INDIRECT (VIA perplexed) -> unperplexed Sense 2 baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated INDIRECT (VIA defeated) -> undefeated Similarity of adj baffled 2 senses of baffled Sense 1 baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea => perplexed (vs. unperplexed) Sense 2 baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated => defeated (vs. undefeated) Attributes of adj baffled Familiarity of adj baffled baffled used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj baffled baffled unbaffled Overview of noun baffled The noun baffled has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baffled -- (people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled") 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 baffled The adj baffled has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea -- (perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school") 2. baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated -- (used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement)
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