baffled

[ baf-uhld ]

/ ˈbæf əld /

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adjective

bewildered or perplexed; puzzled: I went to bed shaking my head, completely baffled and amazed at the strange turn the day had taken.

equipped with one or more baffles, or structures to obstruct the movement of fluids, sound, etc.: Any spraying operations shall be done within a baffled or enclosed area of the solvent cleaning machine.

thwarted: “Every anarchist is a baffled dictator,” wrote Mussolini.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of anticipate.

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Origin of baffled

baffle + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM baffled

un·baf·fled, adjective

Words nearby baffled

baffies, Baffin, Baffin Bay, Baffin Island, baffle, baffled, bafflegab, baffleplate, baffling, baffy, BAFTA

How to use baffled in a sentence

It lassoed itself around the baffle and began slowly ascending.
Newfound technique allows some tree snakes to climb wide trees|Maria Temming|February 1, 2021|Science News For Students
Testing brown tree snake skills could help design better baffles or other tools to protect endangered birds on Guam, Savidge says.
Newfound technique allows some tree snakes to climb wide trees|Maria Temming|February 1, 2021|Science News For Students
The researchers watched hours of video footage to see how well the baffle deterred the brown tree snakes.
Newfound technique allows some tree snakes to climb wide trees|Maria Temming|February 1, 2021|Science News For Students
That baffled line about the male psyche, delivered by 28-year-old stand-up comedian Yang Li last year, has become a catch-phrase for feminists in China.
“Average-yet-confident”: A comedian coined a Chinese equivalent to “mansplaining”|Jane Li|January 23, 2021|Quartz

Using a single, large, lasso-like grip allows the brown tree snake to climb wider trees — or baffles, explains study coauthor Bruce Jayne, a biologist at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.
Brown tree snakes use their tails as lassos to climb wide trees|Maria Temming|January 11, 2021|Science News
Servis, a general contractor, was baffled by how introverted Stone acted.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still other critics are baffled that Borges was influenced by such strange and disparate sources.
Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else|Allen Barra|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Martin Amis is not baffled by the modern world; he observes it with precision.
Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies|Ronald K. Fried|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Baffled by the jargon-heavy consumer information manual, I chatted with Cheryl Luptowski from the NSF consumer affairs office.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Putin said in late April that he was baffled that the Americans were targeting the Russian oligarchs.
Exclusive: Putin Imposes Secret Sanctions on Pro-Gay Obama Campaign Donors|Josh Rogin|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There seemed the flavour of some strange authority in her that baffled all approach to the former intimacy.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
And he never cared whether she was looking through the glass or whether she was staring, baffled, at the rock.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
This discovery was one of the great feats of the human mind; it baffled the wits of the best men for thousands of years.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Time and again their efforts were baffled by new falls, but always the same persistent eager spirit drove them back to their toil.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
But now daily a fresh recognition of her continued imprisonment, baffled her attempt to look at things with clear eyes.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird