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(Entry 1 of 2)
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do
- baffled viewers didn't know what to make of the strange antics of the talk show host
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- confounded,
- hard put,
- hard-pressed,
- nonplussed
- (also nonplused),
- perplexed
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baffled
verb
past tense of baffle
Synonyms & Antonyms of baffled (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to prevent from achieving a goal
- the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference
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2
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
- she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy
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“Baffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baffled. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of baffled was in 1606
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