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 baffling Windows 11 update bug that corrupted SSDs now appears to be linked to storage drives running pre-release firmware.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
That's baffling to me that it was even checked.
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But over the years, designers and engineers have come up with baffling and sometimes even bizarre designs in their quest to imagine what wind power can look like.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The baffling Windows 11 update bug that corrupted SSDs now appears to be linked to storage drives running pre-release firmware.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
That's baffling to me that it was even checked.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
But over the years, designers and engineers have come up with baffling and sometimes even bizarre designs in their quest to imagine what wind power can look like.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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