mystify
verb [T often passive] /ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ/Definition
› to confuse someone by being or doing something very strange or impossible to explain: I was mystified by her decision. Most Americans seem totally mystified by cricket.Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understand mystifying /-ɪŋ/ adjective › After ten years her mystifying disappearance was still unexplained.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused mystifyingly /-ɪŋ.li/ adverb Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
(Definition of mystify verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- addle verb
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- cloud verb
- do sb's head in idiom
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- fuddle verb
- get verb (CONFUSE)
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix sb up phrasal verb
- puzzle verb
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- throw verb (CONFUSE)
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance verb (MENTALLY ILL)
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