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.
| choose the right word | baffle, puzzle, perplex, mystify |
| See puzzle. | |
baffle Oxford Dictionary of English