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- [baf-uh l]
- /ˈbæf əl/
- /ˈbæf.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [baf-uh l]
- /ˈbæf əl/
Definitions of baffle word
- verb baffle If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it. 3
- verb baffle to perplex; bewilder; puzzle 3
- verb baffle to frustrate (plans, efforts, etc) 3
- verb baffle to check, restrain, or regulate (the flow of a fluid or the emission of sound or light) 3
- verb baffle to provide with a baffle 3
- verb baffle to cheat or trick 3
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Origin of baffle
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; 1910-15 for def 8; perhaps < Scots bauchle to disgrace, treat with contempt, equivalent to bauch (see baff) + -le
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Parts of speech for Baffle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
baffle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for baffle
verb baffle
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- stump — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
adjective baffle
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
Antonyms for baffle
verb baffle
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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