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baffle
verb
1 his reaction baffled her:
perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, nonplus, disconcert, throw, set someone thinking;
informal flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, beat, fox, make someone scratch their head, be all Greek to, floor, fog;
North American, informal buffalo;
rare wilder, gravel, maze, cause to be at a stand, pose, obfuscate.
antonyms enlighten.
2 her intention was to baffle their plans:
thwart, frustrate, foil, balk, check, block, hinder, obstruct, bar, prevent, deflect, divert.
antonyms further.
choose the right word baffle, puzzle, perplex, mystify
See puzzle.
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