mystify
- to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- to involve in mystery or obscurity.
Origin of mystify
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cryptic, perplexing, puzzling, equivocal, unnatural, secretive, esoteric, magical, inexplicable, baffling, subjective, inscrutable, incomprehensible, occult, hidden, obscure, veiled, abstruse, arcane, cabalisticExamples from the Web for mystifying
Contemporary Examples of mystifying
From the wild weather to the harsh landscape, Iceland has its fair share of mystifying phenomena.
Drake found the statements Chesapeake mailed him each month mystifying.
The busy hostile world outside is mystifying and a little unreal.
Why Beinart would purposely misrepresent these commonly known facts is mystifying.
Just last month, The Palm Beach Post ran a story headlined, "Exorcist priest exits public spotlight, mystifying many."
Historical Examples of mystifying
To tell the truth, she's more than half afraid of me, and I delight in mystifying her all I can.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Oh, no, don't tell me that; what good can there be in mystifying me?
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)Charles Lever
Mystifying as were her statements, Jean Brent had the appearance of honesty.
Grace Harlowe's ProblemJessie Graham Flower
A leader and his accomplice are necessary to this mystifying game.
I consider this little trick to be one of the most mystifying of the Indian conjuror.
Indian ConjuringL. H. Branson
mystify
- to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle
- to make mysterious or obscure