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1 stupefy
(to bewilder, confuse or amaze.) bestürzen- academic.ru/71487/stupefaction">stupefaction* * *stu·pefy<- ie->[ˈstju:pɪfaɪ, AM ˈstu:pə-, ˌstju:-]vt usu passive2. (astonish) über etw akk verblüfft sein; (shocked) über etw akk bestürzt sein, von etw dat wie vor den Kopf geschlagen [o ÖSTERR gestoßen] seinwe were stupefied by the news die Nachricht hatte uns die Sprache verschlagen* * *['stjuːpIfaɪ]vtbenommen machen; (fig = amaze, surprise) verblüffen* * *stupefy [-faı] v/t1. betäuben:2. abstumpfen3. verblüffen, bestürzen:be stupefied at verblüfft sein über (akk)* * *v.betäuben v.verblüffen v. -
2 confound
transitive verb1)confound it! — verflixt noch mal! (ugs.)
2) (confuse) verwirren3) (discomfit) ins Unrecht setzen* * *(to puzzle and surprise greatly.) verblüffen* * *con·found[kənˈfaʊnd]I. vt1. (astonish)▪ to \confound sb jdn verblüffen [o in Erstaunen versetzen2. (confuse)▪ to \confound sb jdn verwirren▪ to \confound sth prediction, theory etw über den Haufen werfenII. interj\confound it! verdammt [o verflixt] nochmal! fam* * *[kən'faʊnd]vt1) (= amaze) verblüffen2) (= throw into confusion) verwirren, durcheinanderbringen3) (liter: mistake for sth else) verwechseln4) (inf)confound it! — vermaledeit (dated) or verflixt (inf) noch mal!
confound him! — der vermaledeite (dated) or verflixte (inf) Kerl!
* * *confound [kənˈfaʊnd] v/t1. verwechseln, durcheinanderbringen ( beide:with mit)2. jemanden oder etwas verwirren, durcheinanderbringen3. vernichten, vereitelnconfound him! zum Teufel mit ihm!;confound it! zum Henker!, verdammt!;confound his cheek! so eine Frechheit!* * *transitive verb1)confound it! — verflixt noch mal! (ugs.)
2) (confuse) verwirren3) (discomfit) ins Unrecht setzen* * *v.verwechseln v. -
3 baffle
1. transitive verb 2. nounbaffle[-plate] — Prallfläche, die (Technik)
* * *['bæfl]- academic.ru/5049/baffling">baffling* * *baf·fle[ˈbæfl̩]I. vt1. (confuse)she was completely \baffled by his strange behaviour durch sein seltsames Verhalten war sie ganz vor den Kopf gestoßen2. (hinder)▪ to \baffle sth etw verhindernto \baffle a plan einen Plan vereiteln [o durchkreuzen3. (restrain)to \baffle the noise den Lärm dämpfen* * *['bfl]1. vtthe police are baffled — die Polizei steht vor einem Rätsel
it really baffles me how... — es ist mir wirklich ein Rätsel, wie...
a case that baffled all the experts — ein Fall, der den Experten Rätsel aufgab
2. n ( AUT)Umlenkblech nt* * *baffle [ˈbæfl]A v/t1. verwirren, vor ein Rätsel stellen:the police are baffled die Polizei steht vor einem Rätsel2. einen Plan etc durchkreuzen, vereiteln:it baffles (all) description es spottet jeder Beschreibung3. TECHa) ablenkenb) dämpfen, bremsenB s TECH* * *1. transitive verb2. nounbaffle somebody — jemandem unverständlich sein; jemanden vor ein Rätsel stellen
baffle[-plate] — Prallfläche, die (Technik)
* * *n.Umlenkblech n. v.dämpfen v.verblüffen v. -
4 bewilder
transitive verbbe bewildered by something — durch od. von etwas verwirrt werden/sein
* * *[bi'wildə](to amaze or puzzle: She was bewildered when her husband suddenly left her; bewildered by the instructions.) verwirren- academic.ru/6691/bewilderment">bewilderment* * *be·wil·der[bɪˈwɪldəʳ, AM -dɚ]vt▪ to \bewilder sb1. (baffle) jdn verwirren2. (surprise) jdn verblüffen* * *[bI'wɪldə(r)]vt(= confuse) verwirren, irremachen; (= baffle) verblüffen, verwundern* * *bewilder [bıˈwıldə(r)] v/t1. obs irreführen2. verwirren, irremachen* * *transitive verbbe bewildered by something — durch od. von etwas verwirrt werden/sein
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5 baffle
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confuse — [v1] bewilder someone abash, addle, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disorient, distract, embarrass,… … New thesaurus
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amaze — I. verb (amazed; amazing) Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse more at abide Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete bewilder, perplex … New Collegiate Dictionary
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amaze — v. a. Astonish, astound, confound, confuse, perplex, bewilder, daze, stagger, stupefy, dumfound, dumfounder, surprise, take by surprise, strike with wonder, strike with astonishment, petrify with wonder … New dictionary of synonyms
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make your head spin — confuse you, amaze you, boggle your mind All the numbers on this sheet will make your head spin … English idioms
maze — (n.) c.1300, delusion, bewilderment (also as a verb, stupefy, daze ), possibly from O.E. *mæs, which is suggested by the compound amasod amazed and verb amasian to confound, confuse (see AMAZE (Cf. amaze)). Perhaps related to Norwegian dialectal… … Etymology dictionary
Maze — Maze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mazing}.] To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mazed — Maze Maze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mazing}.] To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mazing — Maze Maze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mazing}.] To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English