baffling en · ADJ
Meanings
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Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
[T]he primitive concept of the generative act was one of awe and worship, accorded to a force which was incomprehensible and baffling.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 160:Ministers must restart trade negotiations with Brussels immediately to sort out the "baffling" array of post-Brexit rulesand regulations that now threaten much of the UK'sexport trade to the EU
2021, The Guardian, baffling brexit rules threaten export chaos gove is warned, London: The Guardian:
- Frustrating.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most baffling | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more baffling | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bafflingly · bafflingness · unbaffling · baffling wind
Translations (20)
es desconcertante (puzzling and frustrating) · sv förbryllande (puzzling and frustrating) · pt desorientador (puzzling and frustrating) · es incomprehensible (puzzling and frustrating) · bg разстройващ (puzzling and frustrating) · ja 不可解 (puzzling and frustrating) · oc desconcertant (puzzling and frustrating) · es sorprendente (puzzling and frustrating) · sh rastrojavajući (puzzling and frustrating) · oc desmemoriant (puzzling and frustrating) · sv förvirrande (puzzling and frustrating) · pt desconcertante (puzzling and frustrating) · fi hämmentävä (puzzling and frustrating) · sh dekoncentrirajući (puzzling and frustrating) · la perplexus (puzzling and frustrating) · fr déconcertant (puzzling and frustrating) · mi rutu (puzzling and frustrating) · mi pōkīkī (puzzling and frustrating) · sh zbunjujući (puzzling and frustrating) · bg объркващ (puzzling and frustrating)