mystified

verb

past tense of mystify
as in puzzled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code

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Recent Examples of mystified The delay has mystified many fans, even leading one group to study it. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 13 July 2026 After getting up 28 shots against Australia and 32 against Paraguay, Turkey’s coach was mystified by the results. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 Related Stories The murders had mystified police and haunted the victims’ families for more than three decades. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 May 2026 Anaheim Ducks coach Joel Quenneville was furious and his players were mystified. — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 May 2026 Investigators and lawmakers on the panel were mystified as to why Eastland hadn’t ordered a large-scale evacuation over the PA system or gone cabin-to-cabin to ask girls to evacuate by foot. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Haotong Li of China shot 69 and was four behind, still mystified by topping a fairway metal that raced into the pond in front of the 15th green. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 When great white sharks started vanishing from the coastal waters around Cape Town, South Africa, some scientists and conservationists were mystified. — Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 Based on the Don Winslow novella, Crime 101 follows an elusive jewel thief (Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystified
  1. puzzled
  2. baffled
  3. perplexed
  4. bewildered
  5. confused
Verb
  • Tempo coach Sandy Brondello seemed puzzled by the absence of violet.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts were puzzled by both the news itself, as well as the timing of it.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of puzzled
Verb
  • The news conference that followed left some economists baffled.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • Another passerby was baffled by how empty the corner now looks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of baffled
Verb
  • The Brazil midfielder has expressed a desire to join Arsenal, but Newcastle did not want to sell him this summer and have been perplexed by the lack of direct contact from the London club.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Workers at Doherty Staffing Solutions were perplexed when strangers started calling the office in response to recruitment texts — texts the firm never sent.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Boston Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of perplexed
Verb
  • Republicans use metaphor to turn unpopular policies into perky catchphrases, leaving Democrats bewildered.
    — Richard Yanowitch, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • In Texas, Spain bewildered France, neutralising what has looked like the most formidable attack in the tournament.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of bewildered
Verb
  • Fujimoto, whose great-great-grandparents helped found Chinatown generations ago, said he is confused by the hold-up.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • It’s labeled in their inventory so it’s not confused for an original, but adds their own touch to their trove.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of confused

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