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mystifying mystifying definition

mystifying


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mystify 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  mystify 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mystify 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  mystify 
 
  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 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  mystify 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  mystify 
 
  2  senses  of  mystify 
 
  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 
  mystify 
  =>  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  mystify 
 
  mystify  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  mystify 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
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  Sense  2 
  mystify 
  =>  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mystify 
 
  The  verb  mystify  has  2  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.  mystify  --  (make  mysterious;  "mystify  the  story") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  mystifying 
 
  The  adj  mystifying  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cryptic,  cryptical,  deep,  inscrutable,  mysterious,  mystifying  --  (of  an  obscure  nature;  "the  new  insurance  policy  is  written  without  cryptic  or  mysterious  terms";  "a  deep  dark  secret";  "the  inscrutible  workings  of  Providence";  "in  its  mysterious  past  it  encompasses  all  the  dim  origins  of  life"-  Rachel  Carson;  "rituals  totally  mystifying  to  visitors  from  other  lands") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  mystifying 
 
  1  sense  of  mystifying 
 
  Sense  1 
  cryptic,  cryptical,  deep,  inscrutable,  mysterious,  mystifying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inexplicable)  ->  explicable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  mystifying 
 
  1  sense  of  mystifying 
 
  Sense  1 
  cryptic,  cryptical,  deep,  inscrutable,  mysterious,  mystifying 
  =>  inexplicable  (vs.  explicable),  incomprehensible 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  mystifying 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  mystifying 
 
  mystifying  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  mystifying 
  mystifying 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mystify 
 
  The  verb  mystify  has  2  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.  mystify  --  (make  mysterious;  "mystify  the  story") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  mystifying 
 
  The  adj  mystifying  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cryptic,  cryptical,  deep,  inscrutable,  mysterious,  mystifying  --  (of  an  obscure  nature;  "the  new  insurance  policy  is  written  without  cryptic  or  mysterious  terms";  "a  deep  dark  secret";  "the  inscrutible  workings  of  Providence";  "in  its  mysterious  past  it  encompasses  all  the  dim  origins  of  life"-  Rachel  Carson;  "rituals  totally  mystifying  to  visitors  from  other  lands") 



mystifying definition