baffling
adjective
baf·fling
ˈba-f(ə-)liŋ 
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision
found the directions utterly baffling
bafflingly
adverb
a bafflingly complex explanation
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The renderings of what was shown to Hopewell Township resident Kyle Eaton were a tad baffling.
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Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
That lack of curiosity has always been baffling to me.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Since then, the initiative has expanded into the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), a constellation of clinics at leading academic medical centers across the country that aim to solve the most baffling diagnoses.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
This baffling inconsistency has challenged planetary physics and raised doubts about how scientists interpret signals from distant worlds.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
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Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
That lack of curiosity has always been baffling to me.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Since then, the initiative has expanded into the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), a constellation of clinics at leading academic medical centers across the country that aim to solve the most baffling diagnoses.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
This baffling inconsistency has challenged planetary physics and raised doubts about how scientists interpret signals from distant worlds.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for baffling
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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