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Baffle Definition & Meaning

English with Dev

24 Dec, 2022

Baffle meaning

Baffle verb

/ˈbæf.əl/

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense baffles, present participle baffling, past tense, past participle baffled

• to be too difficult or strange for someone to understand or explain; to confuse someone completely

I was baffled by his decision.

Even her friends are baffled by her behaviour.

He was completely baffled by her strange behaviour.

I am baffled by many of the scientific terms used in this article.

Similar Words & Phrases

addle
befuddle
bemuse
bewilder
confuse
disorientate
do someone's head in idiom
flummox
fox
fuddle
knock/throw someone for a loop idiom
mystify
perplex
puzzle
throw
throw (someone) a curve (ball) idiom
throw someone off balance idiom
tie someone (up) in knots idiom

• baffler noun

• bafflement noun

• baffling adjective

• baffled adjective

Baffle noun

• a device (such as a plate, screen or wall) used to control or prevent the flow of sound, liquid or light

The liquid is forced to pass under the baffles, slowing down the flow.

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