mystifying

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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