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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Coming off a baffling loss at a Jazz team trying to stack losses on Monday, the Warriors returned to Chase Center on Tuesday and lost 130-124 in overtime to a horrendous Bulls outfit with only eight active players.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
What makes the appointment baffling is Mojtaba’s total lack of public profile, let alone the religious qualifications that once underpinned the idea of clerical leadership as God’s vice-regency on Earth.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
For virtually any other nominee this year, the choice would seem out of character, inevitably distracting, ultimately baffling.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Duke and Clemson, on the other hand, continue to suffer some baffling losses.
—Molly Keshin, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
What makes the appointment baffling is Mojtaba’s total lack of public profile, let alone the religious qualifications that once underpinned the idea of clerical leadership as God’s vice-regency on Earth.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
For virtually any other nominee this year, the choice would seem out of character, inevitably distracting, ultimately baffling.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Duke and Clemson, on the other hand, continue to suffer some baffling losses.
—Molly Keshin, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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