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: extremely confused or puzzled
… his explanation of a piano's key action will leave you more baffled than before.—
Martin Levine
Martin LevineMolecular biologists became even more baffled when they looked at the messenger RNAs: many of the molecules were longer than the DNA from which they had been transcribed.—John Rennie
John RennieIn Miss Kate's eyes there was a troubled, baffled look …—Edna Ferber
Edna FerberWe have all heard novelists testify to the fact that, beginning a new book, they are utterly baffled as to how to proceed …—Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme2
: equipped with a baffle
Ventilation openings are baffled to prevent stray light from reaching the operator's eyes …—Bausch & Lomb Catalog
Bausch & Lomb CatalogA baffled fuel cell keeps the weight in place.—Kevin Falvey
Kevin FalveySynonyms
Examples of baffled in a Sentence
baffled viewers didn't know what to make of the strange antics of the talk show host
Recent Examples on the Web
The Beatles themselves can only offer bemused waves and baffled chuckles.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
TikTok users were left baffled and amazed by a clip showing a cat seamlessly opening a door for a dog.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Censoring Ulysses In reviewing the UK Home Office files on James Joyce's Ulysses, a historian found baffled officials afraid to bring more attention to it.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Perhaps this played better at home, but in the room, there was a baffled silence, barring pockets of laughter for the contributions from Stanley Tucci and Dame Judi Dench.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
Sharon starts with small selfless acts, much to the baffled chagrin of Michelle’s grieving widower father, Ed (Alan Ritchson), cutting hair for a charity fundraiser, organizing the family’s mounting bills and babysitting Michelle and her slightly older sister, Ashley (Skywalker Hughes).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
Smart still looks deeply baffled and is clearly not convinced.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
The trial was an attempt to bring an ending, at last, to a mystery that had tortured her family and baffled strangers, including me.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The insulation is a reflective film, with a baffled air chamber design, which helps keep it quiet.
—WIRED, 18 June 2023
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
TikTok users were left baffled and amazed by a clip showing a cat seamlessly opening a door for a dog.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Censoring Ulysses In reviewing the UK Home Office files on James Joyce's Ulysses, a historian found baffled officials afraid to bring more attention to it.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Perhaps this played better at home, but in the room, there was a baffled silence, barring pockets of laughter for the contributions from Stanley Tucci and Dame Judi Dench.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
Sharon starts with small selfless acts, much to the baffled chagrin of Michelle’s grieving widower father, Ed (Alan Ritchson), cutting hair for a charity fundraiser, organizing the family’s mounting bills and babysitting Michelle and her slightly older sister, Ashley (Skywalker Hughes).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
Smart still looks deeply baffled and is clearly not convinced.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
The trial was an attempt to bring an ending, at last, to a mystery that had tortured her family and baffled strangers, including me.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The insulation is a reflective film, with a baffled air chamber design, which helps keep it quiet.
—WIRED, 18 June 2023
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“Baffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffled. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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