mystify
verb (used with object)
to perplex, puzzle, or baffle; defy the understanding of.
mystified
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past participleof mystify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mystify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mystifyverb (used with object)to perplex, puzzle, or baffle; defy the understanding of.
Example Sentences
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Older audiences, however, are mystified by what some see as a dumbing down of popular culture.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
“We were mystified by the actions of the conference, to attack, you know, their biggest, really, business partner in football and a member of their conference in 24 of our other sports,” Bevaqua said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
“There is a reason people are mystified: He is something of a mystery,” says retired federal Judge Vaughn Walker, a 1989 George H.W.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
This unusual formation has fascinated and mystified both scientists and the public for decades.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025
Stella, mystified, let her cry, until she, too, was shaking with cold.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
