baffle
verb (used with object)
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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If your foster brother was someone who was in regular touch with your mother, and his absence will be baffling to her, then you have to tell.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2014