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 that was the last time Henry touched the ball — another baffling set of decisions in another fourth-quarter collapse by a Baltimore team that's had plenty of those in recent years.
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Maye did it, even after a baffling non-call, when Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was tackling wide receiver Kayshon Boutte before a deep ball came down from Maye.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The 2008 setting, which initially seems baffling, ends up being a pointed reference to the last moment when idealism could triumph in America.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
According to Salt La Croi (@saltlacroix), American Eagle’s decision to cast Stewart is baffling.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Maye did it, even after a baffling non-call, when Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was tackling wide receiver Kayshon Boutte before a deep ball came down from Maye.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The 2008 setting, which initially seems baffling, ends up being a pointed reference to the last moment when idealism could triumph in America.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
According to Salt La Croi (@saltlacroix), American Eagle’s decision to cast Stewart is baffling.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 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 30 Dec. 2025.
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