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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[a^]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled
     (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
     Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch
     tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or
     b[=a]gr, n., struggle, b[ae]gja to push, treat harshly, OF.
     beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b["a]ppe mouth,
     beffen to bark, chide.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a
        recreant knight. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He by the heels him hung upon a tree,
              And baffled so, that all which passed by
              The picture of his punishment might see. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.
                                                    --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or
        defeat; to thwart. ``A baffled purpose.'' --De Quincey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them
              all.                                  --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until
              within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened
              nations.                              --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle
              us.                                   --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one
        point to another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  baffled \baffled\ adj.
     not understanding.
  
     Syn: uncomprehending.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain
        how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat
        and discouragement.
  
     Syn: balked, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[a^]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled
     (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
     Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch
     tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or
     b[=a]gr, n., struggle, b[ae]gja to push, treat harshly, OF.
     beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b["a]ppe mouth,
     beffen to bark, chide.]
     1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a
        recreant knight. [Obs.]
  
              He by the heels him hung upon a tree, And baffled
              so, that all which passed by The picture of his
              punishment might see.                 --Spenser.
  
     2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.
  
              The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.
                                                    --Cowper.
  
     3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or
        defeat; to thwart. ``A baffled purpose.'' --De Quincey.
  
              A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them
              all.                                  --South.
  
              Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until
              within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened
              nations.                              --Prescott.
  
              The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle
              us.                                   --Locke.
  
     Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one
        point to another.
  
     Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  baffled
       adj : perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
             filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
             questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
             confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she
             felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: befuddled,
              bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost,
              mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
       n : people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's
           faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  baffled
     Αγγλικά a.
     μπερδεμένος, σε σύγχυση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  baffled
     a.
     1 thoroughly confused, puzzled
     2 (lb en not comparable) having baffles
     vb.
     (infl of en baffle  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  baffled
     a.
     1 thoroughly confused, puzzled
     2 (lb en not comparable) having baffles
     vb.
     (infl of en baffle  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  baffled
     a.
     1 thoroughly confused, puzzled
     2 (lb en not comparable) having baffles
     vb.
     (infl of en baffle  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  baffled
     a.
     1 thoroughly confused, puzzled
     2 (lb en not comparable) having baffles
     vb.
     (infl of en baffle  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  baffled
     Englanti a.
     ymmällään, hämmentynyt
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b affle d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  baffled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en baffle ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb baffle)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Baffled /bˈafəld/
  حيّر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  baffled /bˈafəld/ 
  zmatený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  baffled /bˈafəld/ 
  bezradný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  baffled /bˈafəld/
  vor ein Rätsel gestellt, ratlos gemacht
        "be stumped/baffled/mystified/puzzled"  - mit seinem Latein/seiner Weisheit am Ende sein
        "This phenomenon had us stumped/baffled/mystified/puzzled."  - Dieses Phänomen stellte uns vor ein Rätsel.
        "The investigators are stumped/baffled/mystified."  - Die Ermittler stehen vor einem Rätsel
        "She was stumped/baffled/mystified by his strange behaviour."  - Sein seltsames Benehmen war ihr ein Rätsel.
     Synonyms: stumped, mystified, puzzled
  
   see: stump sb., baffle sb., mystify sb., puzzle sb., stumping, baffling, mystifying, puzzling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  baffled /bˈafəld/
  gedämpft
   see: baffle, baffling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  baffled /bˈafəld/
  verblüfft, frappiert, sprachlos gemacht, umgeworfen, umgehauen
     Synonyms: flummoxed, perplexed
  
   see: baffle, flummox, perplex sb., baffling, flummoxing, perplexing, be flummoxed
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  baffled //ˈbæfl̩d// 
  hämmentynyt, ymmällään
  thoroughly confused, puzzled

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  baffled /bˈafəld/
  ekraniran, zbunjen

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  baffled /bˈafəld/
  1. megzavarodott
  2. összezavart
  3. meghiúsult

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  baffled //ˈbæfl̩d// 
  förvirrad, snopen
  thoroughly confused, puzzled

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbæfəɫd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "baffled":
     addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill,
     at an impasse, balked, bamboozled, beat, betrayed, bewildered,
     bilked, blasted, blighted, buffaloed, chapfallen, confounded,
     crestfallen, crossed, crushed, dashed, dazed, defeated,
     disappointed, dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, floored, foiled,
     frustrated, fuddled, ill done-by, ill-served, in a dilemma,
     in suspense, let down, licked, muddled, mystified, nonplussed,
     on tenterhooks, out of countenance, perplexed, puzzled, regretful,
     sorely disappointed, soured, stuck, stumped, thrown, thwarted
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

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