baffled

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/ˈbæfl̩d/

adjective

Thoroughly confused, puzzled

“He was baffled when his keys disappeared.”

Similar
befuddledbemusedbewilderedconfoundedconfusedlostmazedmixed-up
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of baffle
adjectivebaffled (comparative more baffled, superlative most baffled)

comparative more baffled · superlative most baffled

  1. Thoroughly confused, puzzled

    He was baffled when his keys disappeared.

    2 more examples

    She looked completely baffled by the puzzle.

    The scientists were baffled by the unexpected results.

  2. Having baffles

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

Similar
befuddledbemusedbewilderedconfoundedconfusedlostmazedmixed-upat seaperplexed
Also see
adriftat seabefuddledbemusedbewilderedconfoundedconfusedflummoxedflusteredlostmazedmisguidedmixed-upnonplussedperplexedstumped

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch met stomheid geslagen, perplex
  • met stomheid geslagenthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • perplexthoroughly confused, puzzled
Finnish ymmällään, hämmentynyt
  • ymmälläänthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • hämmentynytthoroughly confused, puzzled
French déconcerté, décontenancé
  • déconcertéthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • décontenancéthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • déroutéthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • perplexethoroughly confused, puzzled
German verwirrt, ratlos
  • verwirrtthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • ratlosthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • verdutztthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • baffthoroughly confused, puzzled
Greek μπερδεμένος, σαστισμένος
  • μπερδεμένος (berdeménos)thoroughly confused, puzzled
  • σαστισμένος (sastisménos)thoroughly confused, puzzled
  • άναυδος (ánavdos)thoroughly confused, puzzled
Māori kānaenae
  • kānaenaethoroughly confused, puzzled
Polish zdumiony
  • zdumionythoroughly confused, puzzled
Portuguese confuso
  • confusothoroughly confused, puzzled
Romanian confuz
  • confuzthoroughly confused, puzzled
Russian сби́тый с то́лку, озада́ченный
  • сби́тый с то́лку (sbítyj s tólku)thoroughly confused, puzzled
  • озада́ченный (ozadáčennyj)thoroughly confused, puzzled
Spanish (with “estar” or “quedar”) patidifuso, turulato
  • (with “estar” or “quedar”) patidifusothoroughly confused, puzzled
  • turulatothoroughly confused, puzzled
  • tirulatothoroughly confused, puzzled
  • tuturutothoroughly confused, puzzled
  • patitiesothoroughly confused, puzzled
  • enchiboladothoroughly confused, puzzled
  • aturdidothoroughly confused, puzzled
  • embarulladothoroughly confused, puzzled
Swedish snopen, förvirrad
  • snopenthoroughly confused, puzzled
  • förvirradthoroughly confused, puzzled
Vietnamese bối rối
  • bối rốithoroughly confused, puzzled
Cite this entry
APA

baffled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baffled

MLA

“baffled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baffled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baffled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baffled.

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