mystify (redirected from mystifies)

mys·ti·fy  (mst-f)

tr.v. mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing, mys·ti·fies

1. To confuse or puzzle mentally. See Synonyms at puzzle.

2. To make obscure or mysterious.

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[French mystifier : mystère, mystery (from Latin mystrium; see mystery¹) + -fier, -fy.]

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mysti·fier n.

mysti·fying·ly adv.

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mystify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle: his success mystifies many in the fashion industry

2. to make obscure: it is important for us not to mystify the function of the scientist

mystification n
mystifying adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mystify - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
	2.	mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story" blot out, obliterate, veil, hide, obscure - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" demystify - make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about"

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mystify

verb puzzle, confuse, baffle, bewilder, beat (slang) escape, stump, elude, confound, perplex, bamboozle (informal) flummox, be all Greek to (informal) nonplus, befog

Translations

mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt (= perplex) → dejar perplejo (= disconcert); desconcertar

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mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt (deliberately) → mystifier (= puzzle); ébahir

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mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt → vor ein Rätsel stellen

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mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt → mistificare (= puzzle); confondere

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mystify

v mystify [ˈmistifai]

to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand I was mystified by his behaviour. verstom, uit die veld geslaan يُرْبِك، يَجْعَل الأمر لُغْزا озадачавам се zmást, uvést do nejistoty mystificere verwirren ακατανόητος, ανεξήγητος dejar perplejo, desconcertado hämmastusse viima رمزى کردن hämmentää rendre perplexe לְהַכּוֹת בְּתַדהֵמָה पेचीदा करना mistificirati megzavar; zavarban van membingungkan hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúð disorientare まどわせる 의아하게 하다, 당황케 하다 (su)gluminti mulsināt membingungkan verbijsteren ikke kunne forstå/forklare zaintrygować, zastanawiać surpreender-se a lăsa/a rămâne perplex озадачивать zmiasť zmesti, osupniti mistifikovati mystifiera, förbrylla ทำให้งง hayrete düşürmek 迷惑 містифікувати; оточувати таємницею پر اسرار بنانا، پیچیدہ کرنا làm bối rối 迷惑