baffle
verb (used with object)
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.
baffler
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a word derived from
baffle.
Example Sentences
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Symbolism overshadows characterization, or any sense of motive for that matter, nevertheless “Roh” succeeds as a spine-tingling baffler, hitting at nerves we can’t quite articulate but feel all the same.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
Wonder Woman, with her 180 languages and her near-telepathic insights, would stand more chance of unpicking this baffler than Superman or Batman.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2017
Azinger used a baffler - what today would be a version of a hybrid - and smashed it out of the rough, over the water and into the bunker.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2012
Just how Mercury was formed is another baffler.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2012
"Here, Sam," cried Yan, "I'll bet this is a baffler for you."
From Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned by Ernest Thompson Seton
