baf·fle (b f  l)tr.v. baf·fled, baf·fling, baf·fles 1. To frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing; stymie. 2. To impede the force or movement of. n. 1. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light. 2. A partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a loudspeaker. [Perhaps blend of Scottish Gaelic bauchle, to denounce, revile publicly, and French bafouer, to ridicule.] baf fle·ment n.baf fler n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  baffled - people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| Adj. | 1. |  baffled - 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"perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" |
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