baffling

baffle | American Dictionary

baffle
verb[ T ]
us/ˈbæf·əl/
to cause someone to be unable to understand or explain something:
Even his friends were baffled by his behavior.

baffling

adjectiveus/ˈbæf·lɪŋ/
a baffling mystery

Examples of baffle

baffle
When viewed in the light of recent molecular studies and emerging paradigms of tumour histogenesis and progression, this baffling class of tumours seems less paradoxical.
The many footnotes explain difficult terms and obscure references that would otherwise confuse or baffle the reader.
The six puzzles examined could actually be suggested as the beginning of a long list of social and economic performance indicators that have baffled scholars.
The world is also disturbingly baffling if we consider it to be engineered.
Although the diversity of measures of multilocus association can be baffling, it is no bad thing : different measures are appropriate for different purposes.
The evening concluded with an excellent illusion act that had most, if not all of the audience, baffled.
A baffle below the eye ensured that the plotter's moving parts were not seen.
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