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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That's baffling to me that it was even checked.
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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
Meanwhile, his defense has gone from a Gold Glove-winning asset to an utterly baffling liability.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Being only five years old, the news was baffling to Sally.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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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
Meanwhile, his defense has gone from a Gold Glove-winning asset to an utterly baffling liability.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Being only five years old, the news was baffling to Sally.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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 8 Sep. 2025.
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