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baffled

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baf·fle  (bfl)
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.]

baffle·ment n.
baffler n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baffledbaffled - 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.baffledbaffled - 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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I have likened it to a sentinel, but its slow wheel, for a moment, was rather the prowl of a baffled beast.
Baffled by the killing of the mongoose, he looked around for another line to follow.
He had to come close in order to strike, and each time Joe baffled him and caught him in his arms.
 
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