Definition of mystify
- mystify an interpretation of a prophecy
The cause of the disease mystified doctors for many years.
The magician has been mystifying his audiences for years with his amazing tricks.
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addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, maze, muddle, muddy, perplex, puzzle, vex;
abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle;
agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset;
beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick;
blow one's mind, go to one's head;
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