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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But what was really baffling was Cronin’s claim that the questioner was raising his voice.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Alongside her team, this pioneering expert consults with the FBI to solve the most baffling and elusive cases.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
And that is to solve difficult criminal cases like the baffling Nancy Guthrie mystery, as well as to combat threats to the country.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
The result is a baffling number of players, basically the entire roster outside the top talent, playing at expansion levels (the old-timey expansion teams, before the Vegas Golden Knights).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Alongside her team, this pioneering expert consults with the FBI to solve the most baffling and elusive cases.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
And that is to solve difficult criminal cases like the baffling Nancy Guthrie mystery, as well as to combat threats to the country.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
The result is a baffling number of players, basically the entire roster outside the top talent, playing at expansion levels (the old-timey expansion teams, before the Vegas Golden Knights).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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