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baffled

/ˈbæfl̩d/noun, adjective2 syllables

Baffled means: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment.

Synonyms for baffled10

adjective, as in perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea, perplexed

What does baffled mean?2

adjective

1

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment“obviously bemused by his questions”

noun

1

people who are frustrated and perplexed“the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with baffled?1

two syllables

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Baffled in a sentence

  • Even the leading scientists of the day were left baffled by the conundrum.sabretou
  • It took me completely by surprise and baffled me.Miktsoanit
  • We have been squeezed but not smashed. We have been baffled but not desperate.ytugen
  • They admitted that they were baffled.CH
  • They said they were completely baffled.CH
  • She looked like she was baffled.CH
  • You looked like you were baffled.CK
  • They looked like they were baffled.CH

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