mystify
verb (used with object), mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing.
Origin of mystify
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confound, stump, perplex, puzzle, baffle, deceive, lie, lick, floor, beat, elude, trick, escape, hoodwink, throw, bamboozle, befog, buffaloExamples from the Web for mystified
Contemporary Examples of mystified
All were genuinely shocked and mystified when they finally learned, on Sept. 4, that I was not covered by MagnaCare.
The whole affair meanwhile has mystified longtime Hill insiders and ethics watchdogs.
Could an Obscure Ethics Rule Endanger Republican Star Cathy McMorris Rodgers?David Freedlander
February 11, 2014
Vineberg stood before the bench in a black winter coat with lettering on the back that mystified the unhip.
I mean we are all mystified by how the Gestapo, and the guards in the concentration camps, could be so cruel.
But in a world where people are interested in the Kardashians, why should we be mystified by the fascination with Pippa?
Historical Examples of mystified
With a mystified look she returned to the center of the room.
The Film of FearArnold Fredericks
Kendal was mystified, for he saw that it was Iris' delicate chirography.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
He told his story in agitated accents, and went to bed a mystified man.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
Thorpe gave her the mystified yet uncomplaining glance she knew so well in his eyes.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
"There ain't any ablution in the house," said the mystified Hannah.
Paul Prescott's ChargeHoratio Alger