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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 σύγχυσηFrom 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/ حيّرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
baffled /bˈafəld/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zmatený
baffled /bˈafəld/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]bezradný
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, puzzlingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
baffled /bˈafəld/ gedämpft see: baffle, bafflingFrom 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 flummoxedFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
baffled //ˈbæfl̩d//From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]hämmentynyt, ymmällään thoroughly confused, puzzled
baffled /bˈafəld/ ekraniran, zbunjenFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
baffled /bˈafəld/ 1. megzavarodott 2. összezavart 3. meghiúsultFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
baffled //ˈbæfl̩d//From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]förvirrad, snopen thoroughly confused, puzzled
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈbæfəɫd/
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, thwartedFrom XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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