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bafflement (noun)

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  • bafflement — baffle ► VERB ▪ totally bewilder. ► NOUN ▪ a device used to restrain or regulate the flow of sound, light, gas, or a fluid. DERIVATIVES bafflement noun baffling adjective. ORIGIN perhaps related to French bafouer ridicule …   English terms dictionary

  • bafflement — noun see baffle I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bafflement — noun /ˈbaf(ə)lmənt/ a) The state or result of being baffled. b) Something that causes interference or blockage …   Wiktionary

  • bafflement — noun confusion resulting from failure to understand • Syn: ↑bewilderment, ↑obfuscation, ↑puzzlement, ↑befuddlement, ↑mystification, ↑bemusement • Derivationally related forms: ↑bemuse …   Useful english dictionary

  • baffle — I. transitive verb (baffled; baffling) Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English (Scots) bawchillen to denounce, discredit publicly Date: 1675 1. to defeat or check (as a person) by confusing or puzzling ; disconcert 2. to check or break… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • baffle — verb 1》 totally bewilder. 2》 restrain or regulate (a fluid, a sound, etc.). noun a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, or loose material or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction. Derivatives bafflement …   English new terms dictionary

  • baffle — [c]/ˈbæfəl / (say bafuhl) verb (baffled, baffling) –verb (t) 1. to thwart or frustrate disconcertingly; baulk; confuse. 2. to puzzle or mystify. 3. Nautical (of the wind, current, etc.) to force (a ship, etc.) to take a variable course by being… …  

  • baffle — 1 verb (T) if something baffles someone, they cannot understand or explain it at all: The question baffled me completely. bafflement noun (U) baffling adjective: a baffling mystery 2 noun (C) technical a board, sheet of metal etc that controls… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • baffle — ► VERB ▪ totally bewilder. ► NOUN ▪ a device used to restrain or regulate the flow of sound, light, gas, or a fluid. DERIVATIVES bafflement noun baffling adjective. ORIGIN perhaps related to French bafouer ridicule …   English terms dictionary

  • baffling — baffle ► VERB ▪ totally bewilder. ► NOUN ▪ a device used to restrain or regulate the flow of sound, light, gas, or a fluid. DERIVATIVES bafflement noun baffling adjective. ORIGIN perhaps related to French bafouer ridicule …   English terms dictionary

  • befuddlement — noun confusion resulting from failure to understand • Syn: ↑bewilderment, ↑obfuscation, ↑puzzlement, ↑mystification, ↑bafflement, ↑bemusement • Derivationally related forms: ↑bemuse …   Useful english dictionary

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