mystify
verb (used with object)
to perplex, puzzle, or baffle; defy the understanding of.
mystifies
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present tense formof mystify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"What mystifies me is why not relaunch The Tig," she says, referring to the lifestyle website that Meghan once ran.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
“There’s this thing about this place that has so much history. In a way, it mystifies movies forever. Once your film was in Cannes, it was in Cannes.”
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024
This orca behavior mystifies scientists—but they identified a few potential explanations, such as play.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 30, 2023
I’m no fan of the tactic — punitive child rearing always seemed off to me, so punitive adult rearing mystifies — but you can’t fault its simplicity.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
“It mystifies me, Miss Lumley, how you can even persist in calling those three untamed creatures ‘children.’
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
