mystifying

mys·ti·fy (m

-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.

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

mysti·fier n.

mysti·fying·ly adv.

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Adj.

mystifying - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, deep

incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"

Translations

mystifying [ˈmɪstɪfaɪɪŋ] ADJ → desconcertante

mystifying

adj → unerklärlich, rätselhaft

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And not only were these flowers almost blinding in their vivid hues of red and gold, but each one whirled around upon its stalk like a miniature wind-mill, completely dazzling the vision of the beholders and so mystifying them that they knew not which way to turn.

The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

Upon my honor, I thought you were mystifying me, and I humored the joke.

I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context

She made an important and mystifying secret of what she intended doing with her earnings, and Billy teased her about it until the matter passed from his mind.

The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context

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