Definition of baffled
1
: extremely confused or puzzled
- … his explanation of a piano's key action will leave you more baffled than before.
- —Martin Levine
- Molecular biologists became even more baffled when they looked at the messenger RNAs: many of the molecules were longer than the DNA from which they had been transcribed.
- —John Rennie
- In Miss Kate's eyes there was a troubled, baffled look …
- —Edna Ferber
- We have all heard novelists testify to the fact that, beginning a new book, they are utterly baffled as to how to proceed …
- —Donald Barthelme
2
: equipped with a baffle
- Ventilation openings are baffled to prevent stray light from reaching the operator's eyes …
- —Bausch & Lomb Catalog
- A baffled fuel cell keeps the weight in place.
- —Kevin Falvey
